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Gospel - to state the necessity of repentanceto tell him what repentance is — to
urge the necessity of faith , and to ... But these are the generalities of the Gospel
which must be urged indiscriminately upon all , let the difference be ever so great
...
Gospel - to state the necessity of repentanceto tell him what repentance is — to
urge the necessity of faith , and to ... But these are the generalities of the Gospel
which must be urged indiscriminately upon all , let the difference be ever so great
...
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MY DEARS If a Heathen , who did not well understand the first principles of the
Gospel , were awakened to some sense of his guilt , we might expect him to cry
out , — what shall I do to be saved ? " But suppose a man whose home is in ...
MY DEARS If a Heathen , who did not well understand the first principles of the
Gospel , were awakened to some sense of his guilt , we might expect him to cry
out , — what shall I do to be saved ? " But suppose a man whose home is in ...
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And so it is with respect to the offers of the Gospel . You believe that you are a
lost sinner ; and that the only method of salvation is to be found in the scheme of
which Christ is the founder and revealer . But if your attention be diverted from
this ...
And so it is with respect to the offers of the Gospel . You believe that you are a
lost sinner ; and that the only method of salvation is to be found in the scheme of
which Christ is the founder and revealer . But if your attention be diverted from
this ...
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... is made with his God , might indeed , employ a portion of his leisure in such a
pursuit ; but even then , the engagement should be secondary to the study of
practical and spiritual truths , or the plan of salvation , as unfolded in the Gospel .
... is made with his God , might indeed , employ a portion of his leisure in such a
pursuit ; but even then , the engagement should be secondary to the study of
practical and spiritual truths , or the plan of salvation , as unfolded in the Gospel .
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LETTER X . On right desires The Young Man in the Gospel - A complaint of the In
. quirer - One of the marks of right desires - A misinterpretation of Ro mans , ix . 3
- Right desires not a mere fear of Hell — The breathings of an awakened sinner ...
LETTER X . On right desires The Young Man in the Gospel - A complaint of the In
. quirer - One of the marks of right desires - A misinterpretation of Ro mans , ix . 3
- Right desires not a mere fear of Hell — The breathings of an awakened sinner ...
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Page 283 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake . them.
Page 255 - Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul ? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him ? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?
Page 200 - The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Page 151 - And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD : for he is an holy God ; he is a jealous God ; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
Page 200 - This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all : yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness. is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
Page 156 - For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
Page 206 - Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed: and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye (Ezek., 18: 27-32).
Page 147 - For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, if they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance ; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put Him to an open shame.
Page 171 - Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee : be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee : cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Page 201 - AMONG WHOM ALSO WE ALL HAD OUR CONVERSATION IN TIMES PAST IN THE LUSTS OF OUR FLESH, FULFILLING THE DESIRES OF THE FLESH AND OF THE MIND; AND WERE BY NATURE THE CHILDREN OF WRATH, EVEN AS OTHERS.
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| Title | Letters to an Anxious Inquirer: Designed to Relieve the Difficulties of a Friend Under the Serious Impressions |
| Author | Thomas Charlton Henry |
| Publisher | Key & Biddle, 1833 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 290 pages |
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