A Defence of Theron and Aspasio: Against the Objections Contained in a Late Treatise, Entitled, Letters on Theron and Aspasio : to which are Prefix'd, a Series of Letters from James Hervey, to the Author, Authenticating this Defence with His Intire Approbation, and Manifesting it to be the Only One that Can be Presented to the Public with that Authority to which is Added, a Farther Defence of Theron and Aspaso, Against the Objections of Joseph Bellamy in His Treatise Entitled, Theron, Paulinus, and Aspasio : with Some Directions to the Readers of Theron and Aspasio, and a Cautionary Postscript : the Whole Forming a Necessary Supplement to Hervey's Dialogues |
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... Comfort , Recovery , and Happiness of a Sinner , that I cannot be perfwaded to relin- quish it . I should be glad to maintain it in a convincing , yet the most inoffenfive Manner . I propofe to allot two Dialogues for this very im ...
... Comfort , Recovery , and Happiness of a Sinner , that I cannot be perfwaded to relin- quish it . I should be glad to maintain it in a convincing , yet the most inoffenfive Manner . I propofe to allot two Dialogues for this very im ...
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... comforts my Soul . I hope , when re - published , it will be attended with this bleffed Effect to Multitudes of Readers * .- I be- lieve it would be adviseable to send it abroad with- out a Name , and commit it wholly to the Difpo- fal ...
... comforts my Soul . I hope , when re - published , it will be attended with this bleffed Effect to Multitudes of Readers * .- I be- lieve it would be adviseable to send it abroad with- out a Name , and commit it wholly to the Difpo- fal ...
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... Comfort , or do me good * . When If Mr. Hervey may be believed , nothing was more offensive to him , than thofe Encomiums on his Piety , which only ferve to render his Confession of himself hypocritical , and his Doctrine false . In all ...
... Comfort , or do me good * . When If Mr. Hervey may be believed , nothing was more offensive to him , than thofe Encomiums on his Piety , which only ferve to render his Confession of himself hypocritical , and his Doctrine false . In all ...
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... Comfort , I live by the Faith of the SON of GOD . What this Faith is , he explains in the next Sentence : By viewing the SON of GOD , as loving me , and giving Himself for me . -Pray favour me with your Opinion of 1 John iii . 19. This ...
... Comfort , I live by the Faith of the SON of GOD . What this Faith is , he explains in the next Sentence : By viewing the SON of GOD , as loving me , and giving Himself for me . -Pray favour me with your Opinion of 1 John iii . 19. This ...
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... Comfort or what Benefit can We derive from the Sight ? -A Receiving of CHRIST , --- A Refting upon CHRIST . - Surely , Theron , when I reft upon an Object , I use it as my Support . When I receive a Gift , I take it as my own Property ...
... Comfort or what Benefit can We derive from the Sight ? -A Receiving of CHRIST , --- A Refting upon CHRIST . - Surely , Theron , when I reft upon an Object , I use it as my Support . When I receive a Gift , I take it as my own Property ...
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abfolutely Affurance againſt alfo alſo Anſwer Apoſtles becauſe believe on Chrift believeth Bellamy Bleffings Cauſe Chriftian Comfort Confcience Confidence conſcious CUDWORTH Dear SIR Defign diſcover Diſcovery divine Declarations Divine Sovereignty Doctrine Enjoyment eternal everlaſting Evidence exhorted faid Faith Faithfulneſs fame faved fays feems felves fent fhall fhew fhould finiſhed firft firſt fome fomething freely Friend ftands fuch fufficient fuppofed fure Gift give given Goſpel Grace Grant Guilty hath Heart Hervey Hervey's himſelf holy Hope Ibid itſelf JAMES HERVEY Jefus Chrift juft juftified laft Letter live Lord Jefus Love manifeft moft moſt muſt neceffary nefs Obedience Obfervations Oppofition ourſelves Palamon Perfon perfuaded Perfuafion plead pleaſed prefent Promiſe Purpoſe Queſtion Reaſon receive Refpect Righteouſneſs Salvation Saviour ſay Scripture ſee Senfe ſhall Sinners ſpeak Spirit ſuch ſuppoſed thefe themſelves Theron and Afpafio theſe Thing thofe thoſe thro tion true Truft truſt Truth underſtand unleſs unto uſe Wefton Word
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Page 68 - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ...
Page 96 - Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins : And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Page 150 - I count all things but lofs for the excellency of the knowledge of Chrift Jefus, my Lord. For whom I have fuffered the lofs of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Chrift...
Page 173 - And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Page 145 - For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
Page 219 - Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel...
Page 217 - He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word ; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. (23) But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
Page 173 - ... other creature, fhall be able to feparate us from the love of God. which is in Chrift Jefus our Lord.
Page 168 - And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of bis Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father...
Page 153 - That by two immutable things, in which it was impoffible for God to lie, we might have a ftrong confolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope fet before us...