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Can any thing , therefore , be plainer than these words to shew , first , that to be “
born of water ” is to be baptized , by which we enter on a new state of relative
existence , or enjoyment of external privileges , and consequently of
corresponding ...
Can any thing , therefore , be plainer than these words to shew , first , that to be “
born of water ” is to be baptized , by which we enter on a new state of relative
existence , or enjoyment of external privileges , and consequently of
corresponding ...
Page 242
We believe that the decree , for instance , of creating the first chaos was absolute
, for non - existence could furnish no condition . But the decree to adorn existing
matter was conditional , because without the condition of substance , there could
...
We believe that the decree , for instance , of creating the first chaos was absolute
, for non - existence could furnish no condition . But the decree to adorn existing
matter was conditional , because without the condition of substance , there could
...
Page 243
In every series of decreed events , the last of the series , as to the order of
operation , is founded on the condition of the orderly existence of the events
preceding . Suppose , for instance , that God has decreed a series of events
relative to an ...
In every series of decreed events , the last of the series , as to the order of
operation , is founded on the condition of the orderly existence of the events
preceding . Suppose , for instance , that God has decreed a series of events
relative to an ...
Page 372
This passage is explanatory of the preceding , shewing that the assistance which
Peter “ did not enjoy , ” was a partial not a total defect . The assistance so far
continued as to preserve the existence of faith as a principle , but not so far as to
...
This passage is explanatory of the preceding , shewing that the assistance which
Peter “ did not enjoy , ” was a partial not a total defect . The assistance so far
continued as to preserve the existence of faith as a principle , but not so far as to
...
Page 437
In the first place , JEROME takes it for granted , in defiance of the strongest
evidence , that'voluntary ' and ' necessary ' cannot co - exist in God . But is it not a
first principle of truth , · that the existence of God is of eternal and absolute
necessity ...
In the first place , JEROME takes it for granted , in defiance of the strongest
evidence , that'voluntary ' and ' necessary ' cannot co - exist in God . But is it not a
first principle of truth , · that the existence of God is of eternal and absolute
necessity ...
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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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