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Page 163
That * endeavouring to attain perfect obedience , ' is every man's indispensable
duty , is freely admitted ; but to urge this promiscuously on men , because they
bear the name of Christians , though full of sinful lusts and passions , is “ zeal ...
That * endeavouring to attain perfect obedience , ' is every man's indispensable
duty , is freely admitted ; but to urge this promiscuously on men , because they
bear the name of Christians , though full of sinful lusts and passions , is “ zeal ...
Page 255
Yet , it may be urged , is it not possible that one person may neglect his duty , or
that another may not comply with reasonable motives ; what then becomes of a
revealed infallible decree ? This objection is very weak , and the proper answer
to ...
Yet , it may be urged , is it not possible that one person may neglect his duty , or
that another may not comply with reasonable motives ; what then becomes of a
revealed infallible decree ? This objection is very weak , and the proper answer
to ...
Page 409
when a person prays he has performed a duty suitable to his weakness ; then he
has con' nected the exertions of human devotion with • the gifts of God . For when
he says , “ Teach • me , O Lord , the way of thy statutes , ' he shews , • by the ...
when a person prays he has performed a duty suitable to his weakness ; then he
has con' nected the exertions of human devotion with • the gifts of God . For when
he says , “ Teach • me , O Lord , the way of thy statutes , ' he shews , • by the ...
Page 410
The substance of it is clearly this , That no one has a right to complain of partiality
in the divine distribution of grace , or to expect . any bestowment of it , while he
neglects a plain duty . This , on our part , is the “ beginning ; " here lies the order ...
The substance of it is clearly this , That no one has a right to complain of partiality
in the divine distribution of grace , or to expect . any bestowment of it , while he
neglects a plain duty . This , on our part , is the “ beginning ; " here lies the order ...
Page 522
Many discordant passages in his Lord . ship's discourse about faith , are owing to
an oversight of the momentous difference subsisting between this grace
considered as a principle and as a duty . In the former sense , it is the gift of God ;
in the ...
Many discordant passages in his Lord . ship's discourse about faith , are owing to
an oversight of the momentous difference subsisting between this grace
considered as a principle and as a duty . In the former sense , it is the gift of God ;
in the ...
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| Title | A Defence of Modern Calvinism: Containing an Examination of the Bishop of Lincoln's Work, Entitled a Refutation of Calvinism |
| Author | Edward Williams |
| Publisher | J. Black, 1812 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 28 Apr 2015 |
| Length | 544 pages |
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