The Christian Library: A Reprint of Popular Religious Works, Volume 5Thomas George, Jr., 1835 |
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... grace . We attach importance to evangelical truth ; and have no notion of piety without principle , or of good fruit but from a good tree - This is our creed : " By grace are ye saved through faith ; and that not of your- selves ; it is ...
... grace . We attach importance to evangelical truth ; and have no notion of piety without principle , or of good fruit but from a good tree - This is our creed : " By grace are ye saved through faith ; and that not of your- selves ; it is ...
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... grace of God will Self - willed are they ; self - confident ; presumptuous ; teach people all this . " The grace of God will in- censorious ; condemnatory of all that are not initia - cline and enable us to do all this : but it is the ...
... grace of God will Self - willed are they ; self - confident ; presumptuous ; teach people all this . " The grace of God will in- censorious ; condemnatory of all that are not initia - cline and enable us to do all this : but it is the ...
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... grace are far superior he unquestionably intends himself . We all have to those of nature . What was the garden of Eden known some in Christ ; and this should awaken our , to " the new heaven and a new earth wherein dwell- joy and ...
... grace are far superior he unquestionably intends himself . We all have to those of nature . What was the garden of Eden known some in Christ ; and this should awaken our , to " the new heaven and a new earth wherein dwell- joy and ...
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... Grace . I need not remark how frequently the Scrip- | ture speaks of this condition . Let us reduce its de- clarations to some easy and brief arrangement . Of this state let us consider , I. The NATURE . II . The IMPORTANCE . III . The ...
... Grace . I need not remark how frequently the Scrip- | ture speaks of this condition . Let us reduce its de- clarations to some easy and brief arrangement . Of this state let us consider , I. The NATURE . II . The IMPORTANCE . III . The ...
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... grace for grace . -Let us , II . Consider the IMPORTANCE of this state . We often , in determining the worth of a thing . appeal to authority : and we are much influenced in our decision by the competency of the judge . Here it must be ...
... grace for grace . -Let us , II . Consider the IMPORTANCE of this state . We often , in determining the worth of a thing . appeal to authority : and we are much influenced in our decision by the competency of the judge . Here it must be ...
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Ameer Sing apostle behold blessed Brahmins brethren C. F. SWARTZ catechists character Christian Knowledge Christianity in India church consider conversation Cuddalore dear death desire divine divine grace doctrine duty earth English eternal evil excellent faith Father favor fear feel Fort St Gericke glory gospel grace happiness hath hear heart heathen heaven Hindoo Holy Ghost honor hope Hyder Hyder Ali India instructed Jesus Christ Kohlhoff labors letter live Lord Jesus Madras ment mercy mind mission missionary nabob native nature Negapatam ness never obedience observed peace perfect piety pious praise pray prayer preached promoting Christian racter Rajah received Redeemer rejoice religion repentance righteousness salvation Saviour Scripture Serfojee servant Sheshbazzar sincere sins Sir Archibald Campbell Society for promoting soul Spirit suffer Tamul Tanjore thee things thou tion Tranquebar Trichinopoly true truth unto whilst wish word
Popular passages
Page 88 - Then shall ye return, And discern between the righteous and the wicked, Between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
Page 51 - Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
Page 27 - There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Page 17 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the sum of them. If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Page 64 - Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from «• following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
Page 13 - For they that are after the flesh, do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the spirit, the things of the spirit.
Page 77 - For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life : 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead...
Page 32 - But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Page 36 - For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Page 50 - He looks abroad into the varied field Of nature, and, though poor perhaps, compared With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. His to enjoy With a propriety that none can feel, But who, with filial confidence inspired, Can lift to heaven an unpresumptuous eye, And smiling say — " My Father made them all 1