A Series of Lectures on the Doctrine of Universal Benevolence: Delivered in the Universalist Church in Lombard Street, Philadelphia in Autumn of 1818 |
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... rendered unnecessary , in all Christian assemblies , by the consideration , that Christians of every sect and denomination admit the truth of divine revela- tion ; " the record which God has given of his Son . " Hence it is useless to ...
... rendered unnecessary , in all Christian assemblies , by the consideration , that Christians of every sect and denomination admit the truth of divine revela- tion ; " the record which God has given of his Son . " Hence it is useless to ...
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... will not be easily broken . * A with a genitive , often has the sense of on account of the text therefore may be rendered " on account of him and to him . " Now in no such sense is any one a child To know God is eternal Life . 19.
... will not be easily broken . * A with a genitive , often has the sense of on account of the text therefore may be rendered " on account of him and to him . " Now in no such sense is any one a child To know God is eternal Life . 19.
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... render it just for him to punish the transgressor unmercifully ! If such an effect has been produced , this effect must ,. a priori , be traced to its cause ; and , whatever we may suppose the means by which this effect is brought about ...
... render it just for him to punish the transgressor unmercifully ! If such an effect has been produced , this effect must ,. a priori , be traced to its cause ; and , whatever we may suppose the means by which this effect is brought about ...
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... render the creature which he hath made as happy as possible , be considered an object worthy of such a heavenly principle as divine love ? This appears to me to be the most reasonable conclusion ; and there- fore , were we left to draw ...
... render the creature which he hath made as happy as possible , be considered an object worthy of such a heavenly principle as divine love ? This appears to me to be the most reasonable conclusion ; and there- fore , were we left to draw ...
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... rendered grace . * It will be perceived here that the author does not believe in an intermediate state of conscious existence between death and the resurrection ; and of course death , to him , is an extinction of being ; and all his ...
... rendered grace . * It will be perceived here that the author does not believe in an intermediate state of conscious existence between death and the resurrection ; and of course death , to him , is an extinction of being ; and all his ...
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Page 191 - And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Page 190 - 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 177 - Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound : that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 225 - For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his Angels ; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.
Page 98 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest : but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind : and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee ; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life...
Page 156 - THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life ; (for the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us...
Page 61 - What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. Behold, all souls are mine ; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Page 96 - Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.
Page 33 - God so loved the world, that he sent his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Page 159 - And now, Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, by stretching forth thine hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.