 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath : that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled...  A System of Revealed Religion ... - Page 821819Full view - About this book
 | Noah Levings - Theology, Doctrinal - 1827 - 248 pages
...for confirmation, is to them an end of all strife." " Wherein, God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise, the immutability of his...refuge, to lay hold upon the hope set before us." 12 to 18 verse. Now to whom was this oath made? Answer — to Abraham; ver. 13. What did this oath... | |
 | Samuel Burder - Women - 1827 - 468 pages
...in my own soul. That word was very precious to me, ' Wherein God, •willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his...for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation,' &.c. Oh the grace and faithfulness of God which I saw in it ! The Holy Ghost took the word in pieces,... | |
 | John Platts - 1827 - 572 pages
...TIM. ii. 13 : If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful : he cannot deny himself. HEB. vi. 18 : That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible...for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us. • MAT. xxv. 34 : Then shall the King say unto them cairis right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father,... | |
 | Edwin Ferriss - 1827 - 208 pages
...preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour." Heb. 6. 18. " That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible...for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us." The two immutable things referred to in this text, are the word and oath of a God whose veracity is... | |
 | Joshua Gilpin - 1827 - 560 pages
...'every part and portion of it shall one day be realized. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his...which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fted for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us. And that nothing... | |
 | Joseph Alleine - Devotional literature - 1828 - 250 pages
...unbelief may be left, we have the declaration of the apostle "that God, willing more abundantly, to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his...for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us." After what has been said above of the writer of this little work, it does not appear necessary to speak... | |
 | James Haldane Stewart - Sermons, English - 1828 - 500 pages
...XII. THE IMMUTABILITY OF GOD'S COUNSEL. HEB. vi. 17, 18. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his...lie.,, we might have a strong consolation, who have Jkd for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us. iHIS beautiful Epistle was written not, like... | |
 | William Jay - Christian life - 1828 - 408 pages
...also confirmed by an oath. And, " because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself ; that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible...for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us." — His, in the resemblance it bears to his own. Christians are "partakers of the divine nature." They... | |
 | William Dodd - 1828 - 522 pages
...labour of love which ye have shewed towards his name, &c. Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his...which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strongconsolation,whohave fled for refuge, to lay hold upon the hope set before us.— Heb. vi. 10.... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Free will and determinism - 1828 - 342 pages
...17, 18. speaking of this promise to Abraham, says, "Wherein God willing more abundantly to shew to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel,...which it was IMPOSSIBLE for God to lie, we might have strong consolation." In which words, the necessity of the accomplishment, or (which is the same thing)... | |
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