Theology, Explained and Defended in a Series of Sermons, Volume 3W. Baynes & son, 1824 - Theology |
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Timothy Dwight. other words , we are required to exercise this love proportionally to the importance or greatness of ... do good merely to those who do good to us , that is , selfishness in its fairest and most reputable form , neither ...
Timothy Dwight. other words , we are required to exercise this love proportionally to the importance or greatness of ... do good merely to those who do good to us , that is , selfishness in its fairest and most reputable form , neither ...
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... love here required extends to the whole intelligent Creation . This position I shall illustrate by the following ... But I say unto you , love ye your enemies ; and do good , and lend hoping for nothing again ; and your reward shall ...
... love here required extends to the whole intelligent Creation . This position I shall illustrate by the following ... But I say unto you , love ye your enemies ; and do good , and lend hoping for nothing again ; and your reward shall ...
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Page 375 - 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 369 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you...
Page 246 - Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith ; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates ? 6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
Page 242 - For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God ; but that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
Page 357 - Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin — ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Page 201 - The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
Page 180 - Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you, that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
Page 74 - And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time ; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
Page 359 - I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, that I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh...
Page 62 - For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: And the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: For, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
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| Title | Theology, Explained and Defended in a Series of Sermons, Volume 3 Volume 3 of Theology, Explained and Defended in a Series of Sermons ...: With a Memoir of the Life of the Author, Timothy Dwight Theology, Explained and Defended in a Series of Sermons, Timothy Dwight |
| Author | Timothy Dwight |
| Publisher | W. Baynes & son, 1824 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 25 Jul 2006 |
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