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... sinner himself , or by his accepted Substitute , unless his views of the nature of sin , as committed against a God of eternal right- eousness , shall convince him it was indispensable . Much less can he appreciate the stupendous fact ...
... sinner himself , or by his accepted Substitute , unless his views of the nature of sin , as committed against a God of eternal right- eousness , shall convince him it was indispensable . Much less can he appreciate the stupendous fact ...
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... sinner of his self - ignorance , and set- ting before him an adequate view , not simply of sin in general , but of his own specific moral condition , as it is estimated by the God that made him : and it is only when he is led to make ...
... sinner of his self - ignorance , and set- ting before him an adequate view , not simply of sin in general , but of his own specific moral condition , as it is estimated by the God that made him : and it is only when he is led to make ...
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... sinners , for it is sin which makes a man a subject for conversion , but because , while conversion is effected by ... sinner , on the one hand , or a saint on the other ; and therefore , are shut out by the grossness of their moral ...
... sinners , for it is sin which makes a man a subject for conversion , but because , while conversion is effected by ... sinner , on the one hand , or a saint on the other ; and therefore , are shut out by the grossness of their moral ...
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... sinner's repentance as no longer suit- able for them . Their ignorance of themselves , as the subjects of sin , involves a corresponding error about the nature of conversion ; and this error , per- verting their judgment , and quieting ...
... sinner's repentance as no longer suit- able for them . Their ignorance of themselves , as the subjects of sin , involves a corresponding error about the nature of conversion ; and this error , per- verting their judgment , and quieting ...
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... sinner , placed within the reach of Heaven's forgiving clemency , yet ignorance of yourself is hopeless incapacity for the use of this stupendous privilege . God has given you a reasonable soul , a very prominent attribute of which is ...
... sinner , placed within the reach of Heaven's forgiving clemency , yet ignorance of yourself is hopeless incapacity for the use of this stupendous privilege . God has given you a reasonable soul , a very prominent attribute of which is ...
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Page 226 - For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Page 79 - I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
Page 116 - Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing ; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked...
Page 223 - Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind, (for he that hath suffered in the flesh, hath ceased from sin,) that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
Page 78 - That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
Page 306 - For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death : for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.
Page 76 - Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith ; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates ? 6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
Page 243 - For the grave cannot praise thee, Death cannot celebrate thee : They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day : The father to the children shall make known thy truth.
Page 305 - For the Lord GOD will help me ; therefore shall I not be confounded : therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
Page 300 - Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth : Both young men, and maidens; old men and children: let them praise the name of the Lord: For his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.