Theology Explained and Defended: In a Series of Sermons, Volume 3S. Converse, 1823 - Theology |
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... common sense . Upon the plan here adopted , the object , on which this joy is founded , al- though a penitent to - day , may be a reprobate to - morrow ; may thus finally lose both his holiness and his happiness ; and , becom- ing a ...
... common sense . Upon the plan here adopted , the object , on which this joy is founded , al- though a penitent to - day , may be a reprobate to - morrow ; may thus finally lose both his holiness and his happiness ; and , becom- ing a ...
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... common business of life ; we shall readily suppose , that these must be among the first things imbibed by the early mind , from parental superintendence , and must hold a peculiar importance in all the future thoughts of the man . Thus ...
... common business of life ; we shall readily suppose , that these must be among the first things imbibed by the early mind , from parental superintendence , and must hold a peculiar importance in all the future thoughts of the man . Thus ...
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... common . Indeed , I am persuaded , that this blessing is much more fre- quently experienced in times , and places , of affliction and persecu- tion , than in seasons of peace and prosperity . Severe trials and sufferings furnish , of ...
... common . Indeed , I am persuaded , that this blessing is much more fre- quently experienced in times , and places , of affliction and persecu- tion , than in seasons of peace and prosperity . Severe trials and sufferings furnish , of ...
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... common speech . We cannot , therefore , certainly conclude , from the use of these terms with re- spect to this subject , that the divine writers expected those , to whom they wrote , generally to possess the faith of Assurance ...
... common speech . We cannot , therefore , certainly conclude , from the use of these terms with re- spect to this subject , that the divine writers expected those , to whom they wrote , generally to possess the faith of Assurance ...
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... common , or as it is sometimes styled the unwritten law , occu- pies a number of volumes far greater . To understand them is a work of deep science ; the employment of the first human talents ; and the labour of a life . The great body ...
... common , or as it is sometimes styled the unwritten law , occu- pies a number of volumes far greater . To understand them is a work of deep science ; the employment of the first human talents ; and the labour of a life . The great body ...
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Page 269 - ... then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord ; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father : for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Page 112 - But love ye .your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again ; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest : for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Page 13 - While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name ; those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition...
Page 227 - Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer...
Page 515 - Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me. It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Page 117 - Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour ; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Page 244 - And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man. And all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To-morrow is the rest of the holy Sabbath unto the Lord.
Page 331 - Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness, and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Page 37 - Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was an hungered and ye gave me no meat ; I was thirsty and ye gave me no drink ; I was a stranger and ye took me not in ; naked and ye clothed me not ; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Page 102 - Ye have sinned a great sin : and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin — ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.