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... mercy recover you not , and bring you back to God . - Or the character agrees , 2. To the creature , to which , when men are turning afide from God , they turn to feek their hap- pinefs . This comprehends all created comforts whatfoever ...
... mercy recover you not , and bring you back to God . - Or the character agrees , 2. To the creature , to which , when men are turning afide from God , they turn to feek their hap- pinefs . This comprehends all created comforts whatfoever ...
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... mercy , righteoufnefs and peace embrace each other , fin is punifhed , and the finner fpared . Out of the greatest affront to God , rifes the occafion of his greatest glory , his Son's cbedience instead of theirs . When at the fall hell ...
... mercy , righteoufnefs and peace embrace each other , fin is punifhed , and the finner fpared . Out of the greatest affront to God , rifes the occafion of his greatest glory , his Son's cbedience instead of theirs . When at the fall hell ...
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... mercy . 5. See here the love of God to poor finners . The love of the Father is wonderful , in fending his own Son to recover finners by his obedience and death : John , iii . 16. “ God so loved the world , that he gave his Son , his ...
... mercy . 5. See here the love of God to poor finners . The love of the Father is wonderful , in fending his own Son to recover finners by his obedience and death : John , iii . 16. “ God so loved the world , that he gave his Son , his ...
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... mercy ; and affure thyfelf it is a work which can never be done but by Christ's own hand . 2. Highly esteem and honour Christ , particu- larly by believing in him , who is thus qualified for this great work . O what need of the fulness ...
... mercy ; and affure thyfelf it is a work which can never be done but by Christ's own hand . 2. Highly esteem and honour Christ , particu- larly by believing in him , who is thus qualified for this great work . O what need of the fulness ...
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... mercy and grace to them , but exclude them for ever from his prefence : Jer . iii . 22. " It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not confumed , because his compaffions fail not . " They fee a lothsomeness in the beft things about them ...
... mercy and grace to them , but exclude them for ever from his prefence : Jer . iii . 22. " It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not confumed , because his compaffions fail not . " They fee a lothsomeness in the beft things about them ...
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afide againſt alfo alſo anfwer anointed bands becauſe Behold betwixt bleffing blood cafe caft Chriftian confcience confider covenant curfe darkneſs death defire depart from iniquity eternal evil eyes fafe faid faith falvation fanctified Father faved feaft feal feaſt fecure felves fent fhall fhew fhould fight finners firſt fleſh folemn fome fons foul fpirit ftand ftate ftill fubject fuch a heart fuffer fulneſs fure glory God's gofpel grace hath heaven himſelf holy houſe Ifrael itſelf Jefus John juftice Laftly lefs liberty Lord Lord's lufts Luke Matth moft moſt muſt name of Chrift name the name natural nefs never obferve perfon Pfal prifoners proclaims promife Prov purpoſe reaſon refpect reft refuſe Satan Satan's captives ſhall Spirit ſtand ſtate ſuch thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tidings unto uſe word worfe wrath yourſelves
Popular passages
Page 114 - In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them : in his love, and in his pity, he redeemed them, and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
Page 161 - That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed...
Page 290 - O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
Page 61 - Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins : And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Page 294 - For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.
Page 220 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Page 63 - And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow , of wines on the lees well refined.
Page 297 - The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream : and he that hath my word let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat ? saith the Lord. Is not my word like as a fire ? saith the Lord ; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces ? Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words, every one from his neighbour.
Page 115 - I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick : but I will destroy the fat and the strong ; I will feed them with judgment.
Page 213 - This I say therefore, and testify in the LORD, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of GOD through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart : who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.