Letters to a young lady, in which the duties and character of women are considered, Volume 2 |
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... proves the mixed nature of man , and that the merits of Chrift will only be applied to those who do not refift the Spirit of God . The extravagant expreffions by which Calviniftic teachers difguft fober hearers , and captivate or ...
... proves the mixed nature of man , and that the merits of Chrift will only be applied to those who do not refift the Spirit of God . The extravagant expreffions by which Calviniftic teachers difguft fober hearers , and captivate or ...
Page 58
... plies our being in a state of grace , and proves innocence more acceptable to the Almighty than repentance . Our Lord , in- deed , is faid to have preached the doctrine of of forgiveness of fins ; but it must be re- 58.
... plies our being in a state of grace , and proves innocence more acceptable to the Almighty than repentance . Our Lord , in- deed , is faid to have preached the doctrine of of forgiveness of fins ; but it must be re- 58.
Page 64
... would become teachers of the gospel .-- What shall we fay , then , of those self - convicted re- probates , who prove their prefent light by their former darkness ? perfect perfect holiness in thought , word , and deed , 64.
... would become teachers of the gospel .-- What shall we fay , then , of those self - convicted re- probates , who prove their prefent light by their former darkness ? perfect perfect holiness in thought , word , and deed , 64.
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... prove the cafket in which genuine piety is infhrined . But to pro- ceed : After this regenerating operation has once taken place in the mind , the fanctified convert appears , in their opi- nion , to be placed in a much greater state of ...
... prove the cafket in which genuine piety is infhrined . But to pro- ceed : After this regenerating operation has once taken place in the mind , the fanctified convert appears , in their opi- nion , to be placed in a much greater state of ...
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... prove their stubborn bearts , and to correct their vicious lives , inftead of gratifying their itching ears , or foothing their fan- taftic imaginations ? Were we to follow the brainfick incon- ftancy of enthusiasm in all its deplorable ...
... prove their stubborn bearts , and to correct their vicious lives , inftead of gratifying their itching ears , or foothing their fan- taftic imaginations ? Were we to follow the brainfick incon- ftancy of enthusiasm in all its deplorable ...
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Page 302 - The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is preached, and the sacraments duly administered, according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 79 - To love, honour, and succour my father and mother : To honour and obey the King, and all that are put in authority under him : To submit myself to all my governors, teachers, spiritual pastors and masters : To order myself lowly and reverently to all my betters...
Page 259 - Whofo eateth my flefh, and drinketh my blood, . hath eternal life, and I will raife him up at the laft day.
Page 154 - He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: But the friend of the bridegroom which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease.
Page 143 - THE grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and the love of God, and the fellowfhip of the Holy Ghoft be with us all evermore.
Page 384 - there is a time to weep as well as a " time to laugh, a time to dance, and a "time to mourn.
Page 258 - ... 64 But there are fome of you that believe not. For Jefus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who fhould betray him.
Page 332 - blufhes reddening as fhe moves along, " diforder'd at the deep regard fhe draws...
Page 451 - Arabs, like other Orientals, hold that, in such matters, man is saved, not by faith, but by want of faith. They have also a saying not unlike ours— " She partly is to blame who has been tried, He comes too near who comes to be denied.
Page 348 - Lord. i» i Tim. v. 8. But if any provide not for his own, and efpecially for thofe of his own houfe, he hath denied the faith, and is worfe than an infidel.