The Works of George Bull, D.D. Lord Bishop of St. David's, Volume 1At the Clarendon Press, 1827 - Christian life |
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... shew " them their impotence and weakness : that we are " to work , not for life , but from life , as they phrase " it ; and consequently , that all our good works are 66 ( after a sort ) works of supererogation , to which no " necessity ...
... shew " them their impotence and weakness : that we are " to work , not for life , but from life , as they phrase " it ; and consequently , that all our good works are 66 ( after a sort ) works of supererogation , to which no " necessity ...
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... shew the danger of this doctrine ? It is indeed a doctrine so dangerous , so damnable , that it seems of itself sufficient to unchristian and unchurch any society of men that shall teach and maintain it . It razeth the very foundations ...
... shew the danger of this doctrine ? It is indeed a doctrine so dangerous , so damnable , that it seems of itself sufficient to unchristian and unchurch any society of men that shall teach and maintain it . It razeth the very foundations ...
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... shew how the whole frame of the religion and doctrine of the church of Rome , as it is dis- tinguished from that Christianity which we hold in common with them , is evidently designed and con- trived to serve the interest and profit of ...
... shew how the whole frame of the religion and doctrine of the church of Rome , as it is dis- tinguished from that Christianity which we hold in common with them , is evidently designed and con- trived to serve the interest and profit of ...
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... shew , by the way , that gain , not godliness , is the design of the Roman church , yea , that their gain is their godliness , as St. Paul said of some in his time , 1 Tim . vi . 5. And therefore that we are concerned to take heed to ...
... shew , by the way , that gain , not godliness , is the design of the Roman church , yea , that their gain is their godliness , as St. Paul said of some in his time , 1 Tim . vi . 5. And therefore that we are concerned to take heed to ...
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... shew mercy unto them . And there is a great deal of congruity , though they seem strange , in the words of David , Psalm lxii . 12. Unto thee , O Lord , belongeth mercy : for thou renderest to every man according to his work . That God ...
... shew mercy unto them . And there is a great deal of congruity , though they seem strange , in the words of David , Psalm lxii . 12. Unto thee , O Lord , belongeth mercy : for thou renderest to every man according to his work . That God ...
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Page 181 - But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Page 218 - Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
Page 56 - Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the LORD : (for we walk by faith, not by sight :) we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the LORD.
Page 110 - For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
Page 247 - Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace ; and labour, working with our own hands...
Page 196 - Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity.