A Sermon, Delivered in Boston, Sept. 16, 1813: Before the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, at Their Fourth Annual Meeting |
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... religious sub- jects , are to be extensively changed . It will not be questioned , that Truth is invariably an object of the Divine complacency ; and Errour , of the Divine reprobation . As GoD rejoices in his works ; so it is ...
... religious sub- jects , are to be extensively changed . It will not be questioned , that Truth is invariably an object of the Divine complacency ; and Errour , of the Divine reprobation . As GoD rejoices in his works ; so it is ...
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... religious subjects , and those of the highest importance , have been endlessly various and discordant . Among the western heathen Philos- ophers , Themistius declares , there were more than two hundred sects , widely differing from each ...
... religious subjects , and those of the highest importance , have been endlessly various and discordant . Among the western heathen Philos- ophers , Themistius declares , there were more than two hundred sects , widely differing from each ...
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... religious system . Among the various schemes , adopted by these men , with respect to each religious subject , it is mathematically certain , that one only can be true . The rest , beyond debate , are mere collections of errours . These ...
... religious system . Among the various schemes , adopted by these men , with respect to each religious subject , it is mathematically certain , that one only can be true . The rest , beyond debate , are mere collections of errours . These ...
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... Religion is that kind of commodity , that the more you impart of it to others , the more you have left behind . " Nor is this difficult to comprehend . The zeal , awakened by so glowing an object as a foreign mission , cannot fail to ...
... Religion is that kind of commodity , that the more you impart of it to others , the more you have left behind . " Nor is this difficult to comprehend . The zeal , awakened by so glowing an object as a foreign mission , cannot fail to ...
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... religion in their own land . The truth is , those men who are for send- ing the gospel to the miserable inhabitants of Asia and Africa , at almost any hazard and expense , think a great deal of religion . It is to them " the power of ...
... religion in their own land . The truth is , those men who are for send- ing the gospel to the miserable inhabitants of Asia and Africa , at almost any hazard and expense , think a great deal of religion . It is to them " the power of ...
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Page 7 - But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord : for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith...
Page 9 - Brethren my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record, that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
Page 17 - His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Page 33 - And the seventh angel sounded ; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ ; and he shall reign for ever and ever...
Page 70 - Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, Written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God ; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Page 4 - And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again ; as it is also written in the second Psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
Page 19 - But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes ; and the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth...
Page 29 - For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Page 1 - So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.