Christian Philosophy: Or, An Attempt to Display by Internal Testimony, the Evidence and Excellence of Revealed Religion. With an Appendix, on Mr. Paine's Pamphlet, on Prayer, Etc. ... |
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... scriptures , in the liturgy , in the articles , and they preached it with a zeal which to many appeared intemperate , and cer- tainly was too little guided by discretion . The conse- quence was , that the spiritual doctrines , already ...
... scriptures , in the liturgy , in the articles , and they preached it with a zeal which to many appeared intemperate , and cer- tainly was too little guided by discretion . The conse- quence was , that the spiritual doctrines , already ...
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... scripture , should , after reading these strong declarations , that the HEART must be im- pressed before faith can ... scriptures of the New Testament declare to be the only effectual means ; so long as they * Πεφωτισμένους τους ...
... scripture , should , after reading these strong declarations , that the HEART must be im- pressed before faith can ... scriptures of the New Testament declare to be the only effectual means ; so long as they * Πεφωτισμένους τους ...
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... scriptures , and to " search into all secrets , all , I mean , which concern our " happiness and our duty . It is plainly to be resolved " into this proposition : " THE WAY TO JUDGE OF RELIGION IS BY DOING " OUR DUTY ; AND THEOLOGY IS ...
... scriptures , and to " search into all secrets , all , I mean , which concern our " happiness and our duty . It is plainly to be resolved " into this proposition : " THE WAY TO JUDGE OF RELIGION IS BY DOING " OUR DUTY ; AND THEOLOGY IS ...
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... scriptures , yet they say a thing is good and lay hold of " it . They believe glorious things of heaven , and " they live accordingly , as men that believe themselves . " What is the reason of this difference ? They both read " the ...
... scriptures , yet they say a thing is good and lay hold of " it . They believe glorious things of heaven , and " they live accordingly , as men that believe themselves . " What is the reason of this difference ? They both read " the ...
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... scriptures themselves are written " by the Spirit of God , yet they are written within and " without ; and besides the light that shines upon the " face of them , unless there be a light shining within our " hearts , unfolding the ...
... scriptures themselves are written " by the Spirit of God , yet they are written within and " without ; and besides the light that shines upon the " face of them , unless there be a light shining within our " hearts , unfolding the ...
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Page 107 - ... that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of him; the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints...
Page 203 - Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish : for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
Page 312 - Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
Page 130 - But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you : but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Page 261 - God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these Thy servants by water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given unto them forgiveness of all their sins ; strengthen them, we beseech Thee, O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter, and daily increase in them Thy manifold gifts of grace...
Page 188 - But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world unto our glory.
Page 189 - For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
Page 262 - Let thy Fatherly hand, we beseech thee, ever be over them : Let thy HOLY SPIRIT ever be with them : and so lead them in the knowledge and obedience of thy word, that in the end they may obtain everlasting life...
Page v - Jews ; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law...
Page 128 - Here will I hold. If there's a power above us (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her works), he must delight in virtue ; And that which he delights in must be happy.