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Page 76
The appointment of Adam to be our federal head appears reasonable when we
reflect that he was not only qualified for the undertaking , but constrained by
every possible consideration to execute it with fidelity . He was bound by a
reverence ...
The appointment of Adam to be our federal head appears reasonable when we
reflect that he was not only qualified for the undertaking , but constrained by
every possible consideration to execute it with fidelity . He was bound by a
reverence ...
Page 77
Add to these considerations that immediate , infinite interest which he had in
fulfilling the condition of the covenant . He knew that a single transgression would
expose to a forfeiture of all privilege , whether temporal or spiritual : He knew , on
...
Add to these considerations that immediate , infinite interest which he had in
fulfilling the condition of the covenant . He knew that a single transgression would
expose to a forfeiture of all privilege , whether temporal or spiritual : He knew , on
...
Page 78
There is another consideration which eminently displays the condescension of
God , and may fully reconcile us to this part of his procedure : No sooner was the
first covenant broken , than a new , and a more glorious dispensation was ...
There is another consideration which eminently displays the condescension of
God , and may fully reconcile us to this part of his procedure : No sooner was the
first covenant broken , than a new , and a more glorious dispensation was ...
Page 79
May not this consideration silence every objection which can be entertained
against that dispensation ? - Are we not constrained to conclude that our interests
were inconceivably dear to our Creator , when upon the breach of one plan ...
May not this consideration silence every objection which can be entertained
against that dispensation ? - Are we not constrained to conclude that our interests
were inconceivably dear to our Creator , when upon the breach of one plan ...
Page 100
The consideration that Adam did not die immediately after his fall ; that “ he lived ”
several “ hundred years and begat sons and daughters ” is no objection . The
criminal is rarely executed when the sentence is passed upon him ; the court for ...
The consideration that Adam did not die immediately after his fall ; that “ he lived ”
several “ hundred years and begat sons and daughters ” is no objection . The
criminal is rarely executed when the sentence is passed upon him ; the court for ...
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| Title | A Series of Discourses on the Leading Doctrines and Duties of Christianity, Volume 2 A Series of Discourses on the Leading Doctrines and Duties of Christianity, Alexander Proudfit |
| Author | Alexander Proudfit |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Dodd, Rumsey and Stevenson, 1815 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 22 Mar 2008 |
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