The Works of President Edwards: With a Memoir of His Life ...G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1830 - Congregational churches |
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... suppose that he values the means more than the end , when he has no value for the means , but for the sake of the end of which it is the means . But yet he may value the money , though but a subordinate end , more than some other ...
... suppose that he values the means more than the end , when he has no value for the means , but for the sake of the end of which it is the means . But yet he may value the money , though but a subordinate end , more than some other ...
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... suppose that God before he created the world , had some good in view as a consequence of the world's existence , that was originally agreeable to him in itself considered , that inclined him to bring the universe into exist- ence in ...
... suppose that God before he created the world , had some good in view as a consequence of the world's existence , that was originally agreeable to him in itself considered , that inclined him to bring the universe into exist- ence in ...
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... suppose , that a desire of doing justice between two parties , may be consequential on the being of those parties ... suppose but one such end , must be what he makes his ultimate aim in all his works , in every thing he does ...
... suppose , that a desire of doing justice between two parties , may be consequential on the being of those parties ... suppose but one such end , must be what he makes his ultimate aim in all his works , in every thing he does ...
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... suppose that he had respect to himself , as his last and highest end , in this work ; because he is worthy in him- self to be so , being infinitely the greatest and best of beings . All things else , with regard to worthiness ...
... suppose that he had respect to himself , as his last and highest end , in this work ; because he is worthy in him- self to be so , being infinitely the greatest and best of beings . All things else , with regard to worthiness ...
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... suppose that his works are so wrought as to shew this supreme respect to himself , wherein his moral excel- lence primarily consists . When we are considering what would be most fit for God chiefly to respect , with regard to the ...
... suppose that his works are so wrought as to shew this supreme respect to himself , wherein his moral excel- lence primarily consists . When we are considering what would be most fit for God chiefly to respect , with regard to the ...
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Page 483 - Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, That the spices thereof may flow out.
Page 443 - For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles ; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Page 470 - And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow , of wines on the lees well refined.
Page 323 - Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples : and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Page 50 - Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5 To whom be glory for ever and ever.
Page 547 - And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; We have waited for him, and he will save us: This is the Lord ; we have waited for him , We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Page 398 - And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Page 578 - Hereby know ye the Spirit of God : every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God : and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God...
Page 283 - Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Page 185 - Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.