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Page 24
... his holiness , provoking to his justice , and exposes to misery those creatures
which he formed holy and happy .But although the manner by which
transgression obtained admission be mysterious , yet the fact itself is true , and
should be 24.
... his holiness , provoking to his justice , and exposes to misery those creatures
which he formed holy and happy .But although the manner by which
transgression obtained admission be mysterious , yet the fact itself is true , and
should be 24.
Page 51
Are not the poor usually envious ? do they not behold with a malignant eye the
prosperity of others ? are they not disposed to challenge the wisdom , and justice
, and goodness of God in the distribution of outward blessings ? - Are not the rich
...
Are not the poor usually envious ? do they not behold with a malignant eye the
prosperity of others ? are they not disposed to challenge the wisdom , and justice
, and goodness of God in the distribution of outward blessings ? - Are not the rich
...
Page 53
If this principle be acknowledged , and all who entertain becoming conceptions
either of the mercy or justice of Jehovah will readily acknowledge it , then the
conclusion is obvious , that all must have sinned . Is not misery coextensive with
man ...
If this principle be acknowledged , and all who entertain becoming conceptions
either of the mercy or justice of Jehovah will readily acknowledge it , then the
conclusion is obvious , that all must have sinned . Is not misery coextensive with
man ...
Page 55
Or can it be consistent with the benevolence or justice of the Creator , to pursue
with constant marks of his indignation a being who always fulfilled his pleasure ,
and answered the end of its existence ? - There is no misery among the angels of
...
Or can it be consistent with the benevolence or justice of the Creator , to pursue
with constant marks of his indignation a being who always fulfilled his pleasure ,
and answered the end of its existence ? - There is no misery among the angels of
...
Page 62
... and retire from these employments when the wrath of God is hanging over
them , and the sword of justice is unsheathed for their blood , with incomparably
less anxiety than that of a child or servant when threatened by a parent or master
.
... and retire from these employments when the wrath of God is hanging over
them , and the sword of justice is unsheathed for their blood , with incomparably
less anxiety than that of a child or servant when threatened by a parent or master
.
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| Title | A Series of Discourses on the Leading Doctrines and Duties of Christianity, Volume 2 A Series of Discourses on the Leading Doctrines and Duties of Christianity, Alexander Proudfit |
| Author | Alexander Proudfit |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Dodd, Rumsey and Stevenson, 1815 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 22 Mar 2008 |
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