Martin Luther on the Bondage of the Will: Written in Answer to the Diatribe of Erasmus on Free-willT. Bensley, 1823 - 402 pages |
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... wicked writer , you wish to contend , that the article concerning Free - will is doubtful , or not necessary . Be sceptics and academics far from us Chris- tians ; but be there with us assertors twofold more determined than the stoics ...
... wicked writer , you wish to contend , that the article concerning Free - will is doubtful , or not necessary . Be sceptics and academics far from us Chris- tians ; but be there with us assertors twofold more determined than the stoics ...
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... wicked of men to its purity ? The scripture simply confesses the trinity of God , the humanity of Christ , and the unpardon- able sin . There is nothing here of obscurity or am- biguity . But how these things are the scripture does not ...
... wicked of men to its purity ? The scripture simply confesses the trinity of God , the humanity of Christ , and the unpardon- able sin . There is nothing here of obscurity or am- biguity . But how these things are the scripture does not ...
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... the sum of Chris- tianity is , to know , whether God foreknows any thing by contingency , or whether we do all things from ne- cessity . This part also you make to be irreligious , cu- rious , and vain , as all the wicked do 24.
... the sum of Chris- tianity is , to know , whether God foreknows any thing by contingency , or whether we do all things from ne- cessity . This part also you make to be irreligious , cu- rious , and vain , as all the wicked do 24.
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... wicked do : the devils and the damned also , make it detestable and execrable . And you shew your wisdom in keeping yourself clear from such questions , wherever you can do it . But how- ever , you are but a very poor rhetorician and ...
... wicked do : the devils and the damned also , make it detestable and execrable . And you shew your wisdom in keeping yourself clear from such questions , wherever you can do it . But how- ever , you are but a very poor rhetorician and ...
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... WICKED SEE NOT THE GLORY OF GOD ! Other- wise , if they were openly known of all , how could it come to pass that they should be thus vexed and afflicted in the world ? As Paul saith , 1 Cor . ii . , “ Had they known him , they would ...
... WICKED SEE NOT THE GLORY OF GOD ! Other- wise , if they were openly known of all , how could it come to pass that they should be thus vexed and afflicted in the world ? As Paul saith , 1 Cor . ii . , “ Had they known him , they would ...
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according adduced ambiguous apostle arguments Arians assert assertors attain unto AUGUSTUS MONTAGUE TOPLADY believe blind called cause cerning Christ Christian commanded compelled concerning conclusion condemned confess contrary damned death declares deny desire dispute divine doctrine Ecclesiasticus endeavour Epicurus Erasmus Esau evil exalted faith flesh fore glory Gospel grace hardened hath heart heaven Holy Spirit human ignorance impious interpretation Isaiah Jews judgment kingdom liberty long-suffering Lord Luther manifest means mercy merit Moreover Moses necessity obscure omnipotence opinion passage Paul saith Pelagians pertain unto Pharaoh plainly power of Free-will pray prescience promise prove Psalm reason receive resist ridiculous righteousness saints Satan scrip scriptures Sect shew shewn signify similitude sinner sophists speak spoken stand teach term testimony thee things thou shalt thou wilt tion trope truth turn ungodly unrighteous Whereas Wherefore whole world wicked wisdom wish words wrath wrath of God
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Page 92 - For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Page 273 - O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Page 322 - God, being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus ; whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood...
Page 278 - The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Page 307 - What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise : for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; as it is written, " There is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Page 108 - Eye hath not seen, nor Ear heard, neither hath it entered into the Heart of Man, to conceive the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Page 343 - Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come.
Page 338 - But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now, if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.
Page 387 - Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow: 23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?
Page 308 - God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. 3 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.