The Works of the Reverend John Fletcher, 2. köideCarlton & Porter, 1833 - 480 pages |
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... absurd and cruel decree , wantonly imposed upon his king ; by which decree the king hindered his subjects from offering any true prayer for a month , under pretence of asserting his own absolute sovereignty ; shall I be ashamed to enter ...
... absurd and cruel decree , wantonly imposed upon his king ; by which decree the king hindered his subjects from offering any true prayer for a month , under pretence of asserting his own absolute sovereignty ; shall I be ashamed to enter ...
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... absurd to pull down the left wing of a palace , merely because it is opposed to the right . And a man makes himself ridiculous who destroys one of his scales because it accidentally outweighs the other : for both scales may recover ...
... absurd to pull down the left wing of a palace , merely because it is opposed to the right . And a man makes himself ridiculous who destroys one of his scales because it accidentally outweighs the other : for both scales may recover ...
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... absurd in Christ to pray the Father to keep " a world ” of unbelievers , and to make them one ? ( 3. ) Though our Lord prayed at first for his disciples alone , did he not , before he concluded his prayer , ( verse 2 , ) pray for future ...
... absurd in Christ to pray the Father to keep " a world ” of unbelievers , and to make them one ? ( 3. ) Though our Lord prayed at first for his disciples alone , did he not , before he concluded his prayer , ( verse 2 , ) pray for future ...
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... absurd would this caution have been , if a forcible decree of #binte election or reprobation had irreversibly ordained them to eternal life , or to eternal death ! Would the apostle have betrayed more folly if he had bid them ~ beware ...
... absurd would this caution have been , if a forcible decree of #binte election or reprobation had irreversibly ordained them to eternal life , or to eternal death ! Would the apostle have betrayed more folly if he had bid them ~ beware ...
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... absurd than impious . " God has no need of the sinful man . " Any boy that had once heard our Lord preach in the temple , and seen him go to the garden of Gethsemane , might have given as proper an information to the high priest , and ...
... absurd than impious . " God has no need of the sinful man . " Any boy that had once heard our Lord preach in the temple , and seen him go to the garden of Gethsemane , might have given as proper an information to the high priest , and ...
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Page 287 - But the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Page 286 - God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: that there should be no schism in the body, but that the members should have the same care one for another.
Page 302 - For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
Page 72 - I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing 'and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live...
Page 296 - Isaac; (for the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) it was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
Page 48 - But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. "Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law.
Page 583 - And that servant which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Page 287 - For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one consent.
Page 104 - And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.
Page 120 - Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.