The Desireableness of the Christian Faith Illustrated and Applied: A Sermon Preached at the Triennial Visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, Thomas, Lord Bishop of Sarum, Held at Reading, on Thursday, August 30th. 1744 |
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... Gospel . A Happy Futurity is not only taught by his Doctrine , but founded on his Merits , and purchased by his Blood , and All our Pretenfions to it are built on the Propitiatory Oblation offered by Him to the Divine Justice , as an ...
... Gospel . A Happy Futurity is not only taught by his Doctrine , but founded on his Merits , and purchased by his Blood , and All our Pretenfions to it are built on the Propitiatory Oblation offered by Him to the Divine Justice , as an ...
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... Gospel He goes on , How fhall They believe in Him of whom They have not heard , and how shall They hear without a Preacher , and how shall They preach except They be fent ? As it is writ- ten , How Reautiful are the Feet of them , that ...
... Gospel He goes on , How fhall They believe in Him of whom They have not heard , and how shall They hear without a Preacher , and how shall They preach except They be fent ? As it is writ- ten , How Reautiful are the Feet of them , that ...
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... Gospel , The very Firft Reflection on their Na- ture and Situation may convince Us , that This Defign could not have been carried on and continued without fuch Appointment of a re- gular standing Ministry , to inftruct the Igno- rant ...
... Gospel , The very Firft Reflection on their Na- ture and Situation may convince Us , that This Defign could not have been carried on and continued without fuch Appointment of a re- gular standing Ministry , to inftruct the Igno- rant ...
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... Gospel of Peace the Inftrument of Confufion in a Word , that No Views of In- tereft , Popularity or Applause prevail with Us to ftifle feasonable Truths , nor to meddle with Points Points foreign to our Profeffion ; the true In- tent [ 30 ]
... Gospel of Peace the Inftrument of Confufion in a Word , that No Views of In- tereft , Popularity or Applause prevail with Us to ftifle feasonable Truths , nor to meddle with Points Points foreign to our Profeffion ; the true In- tent [ 30 ]
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... Gospel is every where taught to be conditio- nal , and tho ' our meritorious Title to it , is founded on the Virtue of another , yet our own is also neceffary for the Application of it to our Benefit . But is not then the general ...
... Gospel is every where taught to be conditio- nal , and tho ' our meritorious Title to it , is founded on the Virtue of another , yet our own is also neceffary for the Application of it to our Benefit . But is not then the general ...
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Page 6 - Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations : that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
Page 6 - Lord, i Pet. i. 7. That the trial of your faith being much more precious than of gold that perifheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praife, and honour, and glory, at the appearing of Jefus Chrift.
Page 28 - ... to their true rest, and to speak a word in season to him that is weary : they are set to be ministers of the consolation and joy of the saints. 2 Cor. i. 24, " We have not dominion over your faith ; but are helpers of your joy.
Page 5 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to' his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God thro' faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.
Page 30 - We give no Offence in Any Thing, that the Miniftry be not blamed...