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It is not free from divine energy supporting it in existence . It is not free from a perpetual tendency to apparent good ; for in this must consist its glory and perfection ; nor is it frea from aversion to apparent evil , without which ...
It is not free from divine energy supporting it in existence . It is not free from a perpetual tendency to apparent good ; for in this must consist its glory and perfection ; nor is it frea from aversion to apparent evil , without which ...
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He supports it in existence , indeed , and makes it act in the choice of its object ; but that object is never chosen as evil , otherwise the possession of such a faculty would not be a blessing but a curse , and therefore unworthy of a ...
He supports it in existence , indeed , and makes it act in the choice of its object ; but that object is never chosen as evil , otherwise the possession of such a faculty would not be a blessing but a curse , and therefore unworthy of a ...
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In short , few things are more plain , relating to divine operations , than the existence of both a merely internal , and a miraculous operation of the Spirit . And their design is evidently different ; -- the one being to promote ...
In short , few things are more plain , relating to divine operations , than the existence of both a merely internal , and a miraculous operation of the Spirit . And their design is evidently different ; -- the one being to promote ...
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Until it be made apparent that baptismal internal grace has an existence , little need be said about its supposed properties . It cannot be doubted that subjective internal holy influence is the source of holy desires , good counsels ...
Until it be made apparent that baptismal internal grace has an existence , little need be said about its supposed properties . It cannot be doubted that subjective internal holy influence is the source of holy desires , good counsels ...
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This great and wonderful change in the condition of man is as it were a new ' nature , a new state of existence ; and the holy rite by which these invaluable blessings are communicated is by St. Paul figuratively called Regeneration ...
This great and wonderful change in the condition of man is as it were a new ' nature , a new state of existence ; and the holy rite by which these invaluable blessings are communicated is by St. Paul figuratively called Regeneration ...
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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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