The Present State of the Greek Church in Russia: Or, A Summary of Christian DivinityOliphant, Waugh & Innes, 1814 - 339 pages |
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Page 57
... sins . But the wonderful ways of divine Providence are particularly shewn in the redemption of mankind , where the greatness of man's guilt , served , in a most wonderful man- ner , to exhibit , in a more conspicuous light , the ...
... sins . But the wonderful ways of divine Providence are particularly shewn in the redemption of mankind , where the greatness of man's guilt , served , in a most wonderful man- ner , to exhibit , in a more conspicuous light , the ...
Page 61
... sins . If he is most beneficent , and also every where present , then in all our needs we ought to flee to his protection , and patiently to wait for his timely assistance . The holy Scrip- tures abound with examples of such reflections ...
... sins . If he is most beneficent , and also every where present , then in all our needs we ought to flee to his protection , and patiently to wait for his timely assistance . The holy Scrip- tures abound with examples of such reflections ...
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... sins , and liable to the just condemnation of God . 4. Joy of countenance , which is produced by a glad heart , sensible of the infinite goodness of God . Thus , for example , when David received into his tent the ark of the Lord ...
... sins , and liable to the just condemnation of God . 4. Joy of countenance , which is produced by a glad heart , sensible of the infinite goodness of God . Thus , for example , when David received into his tent the ark of the Lord ...
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... , though it were admitted that repentance could reconcile God , that is , a real repentance , accom- panied by the utmost abhorrence of sin , and a firm 66 resolution not to return to the same sins again TO DELIVER HIMSElf . 75.
... , though it were admitted that repentance could reconcile God , that is , a real repentance , accom- panied by the utmost abhorrence of sin , and a firm 66 resolution not to return to the same sins again TO DELIVER HIMSElf . 75.
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... sins again : yet , can weak and corrupt man , who is every hour led into sin by his wicked passions , repent in this way ? He has not such an abhorrence of sin as that great evil deserves , for having excit- ed the displeasure of the ...
... sins again : yet , can weak and corrupt man , who is every hour led into sin by his wicked passions , repent in this way ? He has not such an abhorrence of sin as that great evil deserves , for having excit- ed the displeasure of the ...
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Page 92 - For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
Page 65 - But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery. And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.
Page 43 - Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Page 102 - As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire: so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; and shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Page 190 - And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Page 270 - Godward: not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God ; who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Page 256 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
Page 48 - They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
Page 49 - I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Page 68 - The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.