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What more than this would his Lordship require ? If any thing , it must be , that the
exercise of our own reason and free - will is the exclusive cause of a good
impression of Gospel truths upon our minds . I say a good impression , —for
though ...
What more than this would his Lordship require ? If any thing , it must be , that the
exercise of our own reason and free - will is the exclusive cause of a good
impression of Gospel truths upon our minds . I say a good impression , —for
though ...
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It never disapproves of gospel truth fairly presented to it ; but , on the contrary ,
receives and lives upon it . It is possible , indeed , that a person possessed of a
holy principle may be embarrassed , with respect to some very important parts of
...
It never disapproves of gospel truth fairly presented to it ; but , on the contrary ,
receives and lives upon it . It is possible , indeed , that a person possessed of a
holy principle may be embarrassed , with respect to some very important parts of
...
Page 227
His Lordship further avows it as his opinion , that God did appoint the power of
believing and obeying to all who hear the gospel ; but did not appoint that the
benefits of Christ should be enjoyed by some only . To • send Christ into the
world ...
His Lordship further avows it as his opinion , that God did appoint the power of
believing and obeying to all who hear the gospel ; but did not appoint that the
benefits of Christ should be enjoyed by some only . To • send Christ into the
world ...
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good works ; and at length by God's mercy they attain to everlasting felicity , ” that
is , they on their part conform to the conditions of the gospel covenant by obeying
the calling , and walking religiously in good works , under the influence and ...
good works ; and at length by God's mercy they attain to everlasting felicity , ” that
is , they on their part conform to the conditions of the gospel covenant by obeying
the calling , and walking religiously in good works , under the influence and ...
Page 261
Are there not millions to whom the gospel is made known , and to whom is made
a conditional offer of salvation , who are utter strangers to these effects ? How
then could the compilers say that these effects are found in those who are “
endued ...
Are there not millions to whom the gospel is made known , and to whom is made
a conditional offer of salvation , who are utter strangers to these effects ? How
then could the compilers say that these effects are found in those who are “
endued ...
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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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