General View of the Doctrines of Christianity: Designed More Especially for the Edification and Instruction of FamiliesHastings, Etheridge & Bliss, no. 8, State-Street; and at their store in Charlestown, 1809 - Christianity - 200 pages |
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... moral obligation . Grace is in reality a help to goodness , not an insensible something which supersedes its necessity ; and christian faith is estab- lished , not by rapturous sensation , but by sober reason . Conversion is not ...
... moral obligation . Grace is in reality a help to goodness , not an insensible something which supersedes its necessity ; and christian faith is estab- lished , not by rapturous sensation , but by sober reason . Conversion is not ...
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... moral righteousness , a thirst of the affections , and a labour of the will , to perform that law which is im- pressed on the conscience , and inscribed on the heart , as in the case of Cornelius , whose prayers and alms had gone up in ...
... moral righteousness , a thirst of the affections , and a labour of the will , to perform that law which is im- pressed on the conscience , and inscribed on the heart , as in the case of Cornelius , whose prayers and alms had gone up in ...
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... moral goodness be the cov ~ enanted condition to which grace belongs , not of right , but by the mercy of God , and if an increased desire of improving in righteousness , and an increased activity in doing the will of God , be the only ...
... moral goodness be the cov ~ enanted condition to which grace belongs , not of right , but by the mercy of God , and if an increased desire of improving in righteousness , and an increased activity in doing the will of God , be the only ...
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... moral duties , or to represent them of no avail towards securing the approbation of God , as though pure mo- rality and pure religion could ever be divided . For to do that , serves to lessen that reverence for practical virtue in the ...
... moral duties , or to represent them of no avail towards securing the approbation of God , as though pure mo- rality and pure religion could ever be divided . For to do that , serves to lessen that reverence for practical virtue in the ...
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... morality of our actions , or in other words for the conformity of our conduct to the law of our rational nature , which is the will of God , it follows , that we possess not only the faculty of discerning good from evil , but also the ...
... morality of our actions , or in other words for the conformity of our conduct to the law of our rational nature , which is the will of God , it follows , that we possess not only the faculty of discerning good from evil , but also the ...
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accountable actions Adam affections agency apostle assent bias blasphemy born called capacity character christian commands conduct conscience consequence conviction corrupt creatures degree depravity disobedience disposition divine doctrine doubt duty earth end of faith endeavours Esau eternal evidence evil exer expressly faith fall father favour fear fruits gift gospel grace guilt habits happiness hath heart heaven holy humble idolatry immortality iniquity interest Jesus Christ Jews justice labour ligion Lord mathematical proof means ment mercy mind miracles moral agency moral certainty ness obedience obey obligations passage passions perfect perseverance persons persuasion Pharaoh Pharisees piety possess preference principle promise punishment rational nature reality reason religion religious repentance resurrection of Jesus revelation reward righteousness Robert Fellowes salvation Saviour says scriptures sensation sense sinners sins sorrow soul spirit suffer supernatural supposed temptation things thou tion total depravity transgression truth unconditional election unjust unrighteousness unto virtue whilst wrath