 | Sermons, English - 1830 - 820 pages
...his own likeness, he places upon them his own image, and so, as the Apostle Peter says, " we are made partakers of the Divine nature, having escaped the corruptions that are in the world through lust." Remark, therefore, this, beloved brethren, we must have, if we are the people of GOD, the image of... | |
 | Robert Pedder Buddicom - 1839 - 1038 pages
...exceeding great and precious promises given to the spiritual children of God, in order that they may be partakers of the divine nature ; having escaped the corruptions that are in the world through lust. Holiness is their high calling ; and it is their heart's desire to reach the measure of the stature... | |
 | Asa Mahan - Religion - 1839 - 248 pages
..." exceeding great and precious promises " of divine grace. II. Show what is implied in our becoming ^'partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruptions that are in the world through lust." III. Show the manner in which the promises must be used, in order that we may obtain -the good which... | |
 | Thomas Manton - Bible - 1845 - 624 pages
...to God ? " Whereby we given unto us exceeding great and precious promises, that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruptions that are in the world through lust " (2 Pet. i. 4). When we have promises to bear us up, this will carry us clear through temptations,... | |
 | Henry Addington Simcoe - 1846 - 106 pages
...lied to the Holy Ghost. And the world will destroy us too unless we escape for our lives, are made partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruptions that are in the world through lust. There arc three most important reasons mentioned in my text why we should not love the world nor the... | |
 | Jacob Post - Christianity - 1849 - 86 pages
...wanting nothing. He hath given us exceeding great and precious promises, that by these we might be partakers of the Divine nature, having escaped the corruptions that are in the world, for he that soweth to the Spirit, shall, of the Spirit, reap life everlasting. The blood of Jesus Christ... | |
 | Dawning - 1852 - 82 pages
...beyond all earthly treasure, those " exceeding great and precious promises, by which we may be made partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruptions that are in the world through lust." PEACE. THOU art with me, 0 my Father, At early dawn of day ; It is Thy glory brighteneth The upward... | |
 | William Graham - Bible - 1857 - 406 pages
...the Lamb. 4thly, and lastly, they are all brethren, because they are possessors of the same renewed nature, having escaped the corruptions that are in the world through lust (2 Pet. i. 4). They have all the same new name, the same new nature, the same new heart and spirit... | |
 | William Niven - Families - 1875 - 416 pages
...precious promises for this end that we may plead them at His throne of grace, and through these be partakers of the Divine nature, having escaped the corruptions that are in the world through lust. We have therefore every encouragement to pray for our sanctification, for God is faithful, and what... | |
 | John Hamlin Dewey - Spiritual life - 1896 - 248 pages
...effected, into permanent unity and identification with His nature and life. Thus are we consciously made " partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruptions that are in the world through lust," or the dominion of perverted animal desire. The recognition of the necessity of regeneration, and faith... | |
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Whereby we given unto us exceeding great and precious promises, that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruptions that are in the world through lust 