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... Absurdity of the twin Doctrines of Christian Imperfection and a Death- Purgatory , XIII . A Variety of Arguments to prove the mischievousness of the Doctrine of Christian Imperfection , XIV . The Arguments answered by which the ...
... Absurdity of the twin Doctrines of Christian Imperfection and a Death- Purgatory , XIII . A Variety of Arguments to prove the mischievousness of the Doctrine of Christian Imperfection , XIV . The Arguments answered by which the ...
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... absurdity of that spreading doctrine , in an Answer to Mr. Toplady's Vindication of the Decrees . But , as he has lately pub- lished a book entitled , " The scheme of Christian and Philosophical Necessity , asserted , in opposition to ...
... absurdity of that spreading doctrine , in an Answer to Mr. Toplady's Vindication of the Decrees . But , as he has lately pub- lished a book entitled , " The scheme of Christian and Philosophical Necessity , asserted , in opposition to ...
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... absurd doctrines , which they never advanced , and which have no necessary connexion with their principles . That I may not be guilty of so ungenerous a proceeding , I shall , first , present the reader with an account of Necessity and ...
... absurd doctrines , which they never advanced , and which have no necessary connexion with their principles . That I may not be guilty of so ungenerous a proceeding , I shall , first , present the reader with an account of Necessity and ...
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... absurdity belonging to Mr. Toplady's illus- tration is , his pretending to overthrow the doctrine of Free Will by urging the hunger , which God gives to Mr. Wesley , in order to necessitate and impel him to eat , according to the decree ...
... absurdity belonging to Mr. Toplady's illus- tration is , his pretending to overthrow the doctrine of Free Will by urging the hunger , which God gives to Mr. Wesley , in order to necessitate and impel him to eat , according to the decree ...
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... absurd a distinction as this , wipe off the foul blot which the scheme of Necessity fixes on the Father of lights , when it represents Him as the First Cause , and the grand contriver of all our sin- ful volitions ? Mr. T. , p . 133 ...
... absurd a distinction as this , wipe off the foul blot which the scheme of Necessity fixes on the Father of lights , when it represents Him as the First Cause , and the grand contriver of all our sin- ful volitions ? Mr. T. , p . 133 ...
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Page 88 - Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh ; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers ; but in singleness of heart, fearing God : and whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men ; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance : for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Page 111 - By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: for this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Page 222 - And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face ; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
Page 222 - The first man is of the earth, earthy : the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy : and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Page 111 - All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
Page 36 - Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the work of thy hands. 26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed...
Page 80 - There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee; I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Page 197 - ALMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord.
Page 199 - ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in the works of thy commandments...
Page 130 - But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the Day of Judgment than for you. And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell : for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the Day of Judgment than for thee.