Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath : that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled... A System of Revealed Religion ... - Page 821819Full view - About this book
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 538 pages
...in an assurance of their future glory. Heh. vi. 17, 18. Wherein God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his...for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us. But all this would be in vain, for any such purpose as the saints strong consolation, and their hope... | |
| Edward Stillingfleet - Apologetics - 1817 - 430 pages
...expression of the Apostle to the Hebrews, Heb. vi. 17, 18. Wherein God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his...for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, &c. Wherein the Apostle obviates and removes all doubts and misprisions, lest God after the declaring... | |
| Edward Stillingfleet - Apologetics - 1817 - 438 pages
...expression of the Apostle to the Hebrews, Heb. vi. 17, 1 8. Wherein God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his...for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, &c. Wherein the Apostle obviates and removes all doubts and misprisions, lest God after the declaring... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 616 pages
...represented by fleeing for refuge, by the type of fleeing to the city of refuge. Heb. vi. 18. " That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible...refuge, to lay hold upon the hope set before us." The heart must close with the new covenant by dependence upon it, and by love and desire. 2 Sam. xxiii.... | |
| George Horne (bp. of Norwich.) - 1818 - 574 pages
...greater, " and an oath for confirmation is to them an end " of all strife. Wherein God, willing to show to the " heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel,...refuge, to lay hold upon the hope set before " us a." O the goodness of God, who hath given his creatures the assurance of an oath ! O the infidelity... | |
| George Horne, William Jones - Theology - 1818 - 566 pages
...greater, " and an oath for confirmation is to them an end " of all strife. Wherein God, willing to show to the " heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel,...refuge, to lay hold upon the hope set before " us a." O the goodness of God, who hath given his creatures the assurance of an oath ! O the infidelity... | |
| Samuel Chapman Loveland - Congregational churches - 1818 - 244 pages
...oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly, to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his...which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge io lay hold upon the hope set before us ; -which hope... | |
| Samuel Chapman Loveland - Congregational churches - 1818 - 250 pages
...oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. Wherein God, willing more abundantly, to •hew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his...in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might hava strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us ; •which... | |
| 1834 - 614 pages
...immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath : That by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong...hope set before us : Which hope we have as an anchor to the eoul both sure and etedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil, Whither the forerunner... | |
| Infant baptism - 1820 - 230 pages
...oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife ; wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his...for refuge, to lay hold upon the hope set before us. This covenant was confirmed in the above manner to the heirs of promise, which are believers, and their... | |
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