The Assurance of Faith: Or Calvinism Identified with Universalism, Volume 1Simpkin and Marshall, 1833 - 4 pages |
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... receiving its evidence from without , but con- taining its evidence in itself ; and carrying that evidence home to the conscience of every one , by whom it is in reality understood . But , quitting every thing that has even the remotest ...
... receiving its evidence from without , but con- taining its evidence in itself ; and carrying that evidence home to the conscience of every one , by whom it is in reality understood . But , quitting every thing that has even the remotest ...
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... theory , so far from being thereby deteriorated , will be the better for the alteration ; -a rebuke ten- dered in the same spirit , will be received as a precious oil which breaketh not the head . But mere cavilling PREFACE . XXXV.
... theory , so far from being thereby deteriorated , will be the better for the alteration ; -a rebuke ten- dered in the same spirit , will be received as a precious oil which breaketh not the head . But mere cavilling PREFACE . XXXV.
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... received as true , quashes every doubt , removes every difficulty , and fills us necessarily with joy and peace in believing . It is to the conviction produced by the latter of these -as the answer which we believe God in his word ...
... received as true , quashes every doubt , removes every difficulty , and fills us necessarily with joy and peace in believing . It is to the conviction produced by the latter of these -as the answer which we believe God in his word ...
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... received con- firmation from the following circumstance . Luke i . 1 . stands thus in the ordinary version . Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things WHICH ARE MOST SURELY BELIEVED among ...
... received con- firmation from the following circumstance . Luke i . 1 . stands thus in the ordinary version . Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things WHICH ARE MOST SURELY BELIEVED among ...
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... receive the scriptures as a divinely inspired record , should make common cause , and join in an unholy alliance with avowed infidels in this matter , this - this indeed is distressing . Is it possi- ble that religious characters ...
... receive the scriptures as a divinely inspired record , should make common cause , and join in an unholy alliance with avowed infidels in this matter , this - this indeed is distressing . Is it possi- ble that religious characters ...
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Page 137 - And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true ; and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Page 462 - Yet ye have not known him: but I know him : and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you; but I know him, and keep his saying. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad.
Page 82 - The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people ; for ye were the fewest of all people : but because the Lord loved you...
Page 253 - Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot...
Page 406 - fair light, And thou enlighten'd earth, so fresh and gay, Ye hills, and dales, ye rivers, woods, and plains, And ye that live and move, fair creatures, tell, Tell, if ye saw, how came I thus, how here?
Page 157 - Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
Page 418 - For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
Page 86 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and CHANGED the glory of the uncorruptible God into AN IMAGE made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Page 252 - For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
Page 148 - ... yet, being enabled by the Spirit to know the things which are freely given him of God, he may, without extraordinary revelation, in the right use of ordinary means, attain thereunto.