Two Letters to the Reverend Moses Stuart: On the Subject of Religious Liberty |
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... directed , I have the pleasure of being more or less acquainted with ; and I know well their feelings and views . " I am sure no other orthodox divine can justly advance an 1817 SCIENTIA 96 No.528 BV 741 O.C. Instituti SECOND EDITION 1.
... directed , I have the pleasure of being more or less acquainted with ; and I know well their feelings and views . " I am sure no other orthodox divine can justly advance an 1817 SCIENTIA 96 No.528 BV 741 O.C. Instituti SECOND EDITION 1.
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... directed , I have the pleasure of being more or less acquainted with ; and I know well their feelings and views . " I am sure no other orthodox divine can justly advance an equal claim to preeminence . I shall therefore say you 1.
... directed , I have the pleasure of being more or less acquainted with ; and I know well their feelings and views . " I am sure no other orthodox divine can justly advance an equal claim to preeminence . I shall therefore say you 1.
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... Divine Spirit all his moral actions are adverse to the character and glory of God ; that , being morally incapable of recover- ing the image of his Creator , which was lost in Adam , every man is justly exposed to eternal damnation , so ...
... Divine Spirit all his moral actions are adverse to the character and glory of God ; that , being morally incapable of recover- ing the image of his Creator , which was lost in Adam , every man is justly exposed to eternal damnation , so ...
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... divine reve- lation ; let him offer to express his peculiar views of religion in the very words of Scripture ; let him exhibit undoubted evidence of virtue and piety , — and would you admit him to the privilege of church mem- bership ...
... divine reve- lation ; let him offer to express his peculiar views of religion in the very words of Scripture ; let him exhibit undoubted evidence of virtue and piety , — and would you admit him to the privilege of church mem- bership ...
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... divine , was invited to preach the annual discourse before the students in the Theological Seminary at Princeton ... divine was publicly excommunicated from the Presbyterian denomination , because he would not acknowledge the utility and ...
... divine , was invited to preach the annual discourse before the students in the Theological Seminary at Princeton ... divine was publicly excommunicated from the Presbyterian denomination , because he would not acknowledge the utility and ...
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Page 125 - Man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all ability of will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation; so as a natural man, being altogether averse from that good, and dead in sin, is not able, by his own strength, to convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto.
Page 125 - These angels and men, thus predestinated and foreordained, are particularly and unchangeably designed ; and their number is so certain and definite, that it cannot be either increased or diminished.
Page 116 - This is a misery much to be lamented, for though they were burning and shining lights in their times, yet they penetrated not into the whole counsel of God, but were they now living, would be as willing to embrace further light as that which they first received.
Page 116 - That you be ready to receive whatever truth shall be made known to you from the written word of God.
Page 116 - I am very confident, the Lord has more truth yet to break forth out of his holy word. For my part, I cannot sufficiently bewail the condition of the reformed churches, who are come to a period in religion, and will go at present no farther than the instruments of their reformation.
Page 126 - ... immutable purpose, and the secret counsel and good pleasure of His will, hath chosen in Christ unto everlasting glory, out of His mere free grace and love, without any foresight of faith or good works, or perseverance in either of them, or any other thing in the creature as conditions or causes moving Him thereunto, and all to the praise of His glorious grace.
Page 116 - I am verily persuaded the Lord has more truth yet to break forth out of his holy word. For my part, I cannot sufficiently bewail the condition THE PILGRIM FATHERS. of the reformed churches, who are come to a period in religion, and will go at present no further than the instruments of their reformation.