The Christian Observer, Volume 14, Issue 1W. Wells and T. B. Wait, 1815 |
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... eternal glory . But while he offers this , he positively insists on our re- nouncing sin . - On the other hand , sin has also its advantages . They are , indeed , base and sordid ; but they are too well suited to our cor- rupt natures ...
... eternal glory . But while he offers this , he positively insists on our re- nouncing sin . - On the other hand , sin has also its advantages . They are , indeed , base and sordid ; but they are too well suited to our cor- rupt natures ...
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... eternal obligations of duty , but on the being satisfied with that partial and hypocritical manner in which we discharge them . There is in the minds of men in general a conviction , that they ought to be good men . Now I conceive ...
... eternal obligations of duty , but on the being satisfied with that partial and hypocritical manner in which we discharge them . There is in the minds of men in general a conviction , that they ought to be good men . Now I conceive ...
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... eternal welfare of his flock : and I cannot doubt , that its simple , affectionate , and weighty import will make a deep and last- ing impression upon your minds . The long and uniform tenor of his preaching may enable you to conjecture ...
... eternal welfare of his flock : and I cannot doubt , that its simple , affectionate , and weighty import will make a deep and last- ing impression upon your minds . The long and uniform tenor of his preaching may enable you to conjecture ...
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... eternal life his will . Thus we may perceive an inti- are dispensed through him , according to mate connection in every part of the sys- tem . The account given us of the charac- ter of God and of that of man , plainly evinces the ...
... eternal life his will . Thus we may perceive an inti- are dispensed through him , according to mate connection in every part of the sys- tem . The account given us of the charac- ter of God and of that of man , plainly evinces the ...
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... eternal blessings , on account of their relation to him . With him they are raised from death ; through him they are translated to heaven . Sanctified by him , their prayers are heard and their imperfect repentance accepted . Through ...
... eternal blessings , on account of their relation to him . With him they are raised from death ; through him they are translated to heaven . Sanctified by him , their prayers are heard and their imperfect repentance accepted . Through ...
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Page 163 - For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 288 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ : according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love : having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will...
Page 127 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another ; and the Lord hearkened, and heard it : and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Page 148 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Page 106 - When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Page 221 - I therefore so run, not as uncertainly ; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air ; but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection ; lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a cast-away.
Page 120 - Albeit that Good Works, which are the fruits of Faith, and follow after Justification, cannot put away our sins, and endure the severity of God's judgment; yet are they pleasing and acceptable to God in Christ, and do spring out necessarily of a true and lively Faith; insomuch that by them a lively Faith may be as evidently known as a tree discerned by the fruit.
Page 219 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up...
Page 134 - We meekly beseech Thee, O FATHER, to raise us from the death of sin unto the life of righteousness ; that, when we shall depart this life, we may rest in Him, as our hope is this our brother doth...
Page 287 - For by grace are ye saved through faith ; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.