The Works of President Edwards: With a Memoir of His Life ...G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1830 - Congregational churches |
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... considered CHAP . II . What may be learned from the Holy Scriptures . SECT . I. Scripture makes God his last end II . Concerning a just method of Arguing III . Particular Texts of Scripture 12 18 21 27 40 41 44 IV . God created the ...
... considered CHAP . II . What may be learned from the Holy Scriptures . SECT . I. Scripture makes God his last end II . Concerning a just method of Arguing III . Particular Texts of Scripture 12 18 21 27 40 41 44 IV . God created the ...
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... considered as a means . Thus when a man goes a journey to obtain a medicine to restore his health , the obtaining of that medicine is his subordinate end ; because it is not an end that he values at all upon its own account ; but wholly ...
... considered as a means . Thus when a man goes a journey to obtain a medicine to restore his health , the obtaining of that medicine is his subordinate end ; because it is not an end that he values at all upon its own account ; but wholly ...
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... considered . 1. That two different ends may be both ultimate , and yet not be chief ends . They may be both valued for their own sake , and both sought in the same work or acts ; and yet one valued more highly , and sought more than ...
... considered . 1. That two different ends may be both ultimate , and yet not be chief ends . They may be both valued for their own sake , and both sought in the same work or acts ; and yet one valued more highly , and sought more than ...
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... considered ( 1. ) What is in itself grateful to an agent , and valued on its own account , simply and absolutely considered ; antecedent to , and independent of all conditions , or any sup- position of particular cases and circumstances ...
... considered ( 1. ) What is in itself grateful to an agent , and valued on its own account , simply and absolutely considered ; antecedent to , and independent of all conditions , or any sup- position of particular cases and circumstances ...
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... considered , that inclined him to bring the universe into exist- ence in such a manner as he created it . But after the world was created , and such and such intelligent creatures actually had existence , in such and such circumstances ...
... considered , that inclined him to bring the universe into exist- ence in such a manner as he created it . But after the world was created , and such and such intelligent creatures actually had existence , in such and such circumstances ...
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Page 483 - Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, That the spices thereof may flow out.
Page 443 - For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles ; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Page 470 - 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 323 - Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples : and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Page 50 - Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5 To whom be glory for ever and ever.
Page 547 - And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; We have waited for him, and he will save us: This is the Lord ; we have waited for him , We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Page 398 - And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Page 578 - Hereby know ye the Spirit of God : every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God : and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God...
Page 283 - Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Page 185 - Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.