The Works of President Edwards ...by Isaiah Thomas, jun., Sturtevant, printer .., 1809 |
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... perfect obedience , he would have been justified : and certainly his justification would have implied something more than what is merely negative ; he would have been ap- proved as having fulfilled the righteousness of the law , and ...
... perfect obedience , he would have been justified : and certainly his justification would have implied something more than what is merely negative ; he would have been ap- proved as having fulfilled the righteousness of the law , and ...
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... perfect obedience , is en- tirely repealed , and that instead of it we are put under a new law , which requires no more than imperfect , sincere obe- dience , in compliance with our poor , infirm , impotent circum- stances since the ...
... perfect obedience , is en- tirely repealed , and that instead of it we are put under a new law , which requires no more than imperfect , sincere obe- dience , in compliance with our poor , infirm , impotent circum- stances since the ...
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... perfect . Let us therefore examine that matter , whether their scheme , of a man's being justified by his own virtue and sin- cere obedience , does derogate from the grace of God or no or whether free grace is not more exalted , in ...
... perfect . Let us therefore examine that matter , whether their scheme , of a man's being justified by his own virtue and sin- cere obedience , does derogate from the grace of God or no or whether free grace is not more exalted , in ...
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... perfect inherent righteousness that ought to be in ourselves : Christ's perfect obedience shall be reckoned to our account , so that we shall have the benefit of it , as though we had per- formed it ourselves : And so we suppose that a ...
... perfect inherent righteousness that ought to be in ourselves : Christ's perfect obedience shall be reckoned to our account , so that we shall have the benefit of it , as though we had per- formed it ourselves : And so we suppose that a ...
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... perfect obedience being fulfilled in order to our obtain ing the reward , as there is of death's being suffered in order to our escaping the punishment ; or the same necessity by the law , of perfect obedience preceding life , as there ...
... perfect obedience being fulfilled in order to our obtain ing the reward , as there is of death's being suffered in order to our escaping the punishment ; or the same necessity by the law , of perfect obedience preceding life , as there ...
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Page 308 - At that day ye shall ask in my name : and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you : for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
Page 109 - Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.
Page 44 - What shall we say then ? Is the law sin ? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law : for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
Page 287 - And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Page 102 - But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Page 87 - Now the just shall live by faith : but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition ; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
Page 481 - Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.
Page 49 - Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost...
Page 13 - Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, saying ; Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Page 107 - Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision ; but shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.