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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 18
Page 8
... temptations to which they are perpetually exposed , and the conflicts which are nec- essary in order to overcome the world . Salvation is indeed a work of more difficulty and danger than is generally imagined ; because it depends ...
... temptations to which they are perpetually exposed , and the conflicts which are nec- essary in order to overcome the world . Salvation is indeed a work of more difficulty and danger than is generally imagined ; because it depends ...
Page 30
... temptation to falsehood , to adultery , to injustice , or to any immorality . God , therefore , in- stead of making their enjoyment of his favour depend on their obedience to the statutes of the moral law , which they had no temptation ...
... temptation to falsehood , to adultery , to injustice , or to any immorality . God , therefore , in- stead of making their enjoyment of his favour depend on their obedience to the statutes of the moral law , which they had no temptation ...
Page 32
... temptation , by the right use and aid of which they might have sub- dued it . 6. Whence then does it appear that the moral powers of resisting temptation , and of conforming to the law of a rational nature , or to the will of God , were ...
... temptation , by the right use and aid of which they might have sub- dued it . 6. Whence then does it appear that the moral powers of resisting temptation , and of conforming to the law of a rational nature , or to the will of God , were ...
Page 33
... temptation to unrighteousness , and transgressed almost as soon as they had an opportunity of transgressing . Besides ; Adam could not possess such an ingenerate habit of righteousness , without totally destroying the freedom of ...
... temptation to unrighteousness , and transgressed almost as soon as they had an opportunity of transgressing . Besides ; Adam could not possess such an ingenerate habit of righteousness , without totally destroying the freedom of ...
Page 35
... temptations that surround us , more than from a natural love of sin , as sin . Our state of trial , at present , seems more difficult than that of Adam in paradise . He had only one temptation to resist , and one precept to obey ; but a ...
... temptations that surround us , more than from a natural love of sin , as sin . Our state of trial , at present , seems more difficult than that of Adam in paradise . He had only one temptation to resist , and one precept to obey ; but a ...
Other editions - View all
A General View of the Doctrines of Christianity: Designed More Especially ... No preview available - 2017 |
A General View of the Doctrines of Christianity: Designed More Especially ... No preview available - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
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