A New Edition of Two Discourses, Delivered by Samuel Hopkins, A.M. Minister of the Gospel, in Great Barrington: Sermon I. On the Necessity of the Knowledge of the Law of God, in Order to the Knowledge of Sin. Sermon II. A Particular, and Critical Inquiry Into the Cause, Nature and Means of that Change in which Men are Born of God. From a Copy Revised and Corrected by the Author, Now Pastor of a Church in Newport, Rhode IslandPrinted in Boston, A.D. 1768. Reprinted by Anthony Haswell, in Bennington, (Vermont), 1793 - Regeneration (Theology) - 120 pages |
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... perfon's notion of fin , will be according to his notion of the law . If he thinks God's law requires that which it does not , he will judge that to be fin , which in truth is not fo . If he thinks the law he is under does not require ...
... perfon's notion of fin , will be according to his notion of the law . If he thinks God's law requires that which it does not , he will judge that to be fin , which in truth is not fo . If he thinks the law he is under does not require ...
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... perfon be found who + This matter is very particularly confidered , and fet in a clear light by Edwards on original fin , Part 1 . Chap . I. Se & t . 1 , 2 , 3 , who has right and confiftent notions of the divine law [ 27 ]
... perfon be found who + This matter is very particularly confidered , and fet in a clear light by Edwards on original fin , Part 1 . Chap . I. Se & t . 1 , 2 , 3 , who has right and confiftent notions of the divine law [ 27 ]
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... perfon . Or rather , no need of any mediator at all : fo we are foon landed in Deifm . Nor can we stop here ; for the denial of the infinite evil of fin , is in effect a denial of the existence of the infinitely per- fect and glorious ...
... perfon . Or rather , no need of any mediator at all : fo we are foon landed in Deifm . Nor can we stop here ; for the denial of the infinite evil of fin , is in effect a denial of the existence of the infinitely per- fect and glorious ...
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... perfon's religious exercises and experiences appear to be of this kind : especially when this is apparent in the fruit , they not leading to , and iffuing in confor mity to the law of God in life and converfa- tion , we may depend upon ...
... perfon's religious exercises and experiences appear to be of this kind : especially when this is apparent in the fruit , they not leading to , and iffuing in confor mity to the law of God in life and converfa- tion , we may depend upon ...
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... perfon becomes a new creature , and in a fenfe , enters into a new world , even into the kingdom of God , by believing on the name of Jefus Chrift , there is fome a- gent which is the caufe of this . THE Evangelift firft tells us what ...
... perfon becomes a new creature , and in a fenfe , enters into a new world , even into the kingdom of God , by believing on the name of Jefus Chrift , there is fome a- gent which is the caufe of this . THE Evangelift firft tells us what ...
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abfurd afferted againſt anfwered antece antecedent authority becauſe born cafe caufe cauſe character cife confequence confider confifts converfion curfe darkneſs depravity difcerning difpofed divine effential eternal excellence exer expreffed faid faith falvation fame faved fcripture fenfe fhall fhould finner finners firft fleſh fome fomething fovereign fpeaks fpeculative fpirit fpirit of God free grace ftate fubject fuch fuppofe give glory God's law gofpel goodneſs himſelf holinefs holiness ill defert impenitent impoffible increafe itſelf Jefus Chrift juft juſt knowledge of fin leaft degree leaſt lefs meaſure mind moft moral agent moſt muft muſt nature neceffary in order nefs obferved oppofing oppofition paffages perfect perfectly perfon poffible puniſhment racter raoh reafon refpect regeneration reprefented right difpofition ſay ſpeak ſuch tafte taſte thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion total depravity truth ture underſtanding unregenerate uſe of means views and exercifes virtue wholly corrupt word wrought
Popular passages
Page 97 - Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure ; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
Page 90 - Then will I fprinkle clean " water upon you, and ye (hall be clean : from " all your filthinefs, and from all your idols, " will I cleanfe you. A new heart alfo will I *£ give you, and a new fpirit will I put within
Page 32 - For I was alive without the law once : but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
Page 90 - And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
Page 95 - 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 95 - Their throat is an open sepulchre ; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Page 26 - Every man has a right to do what he will with his own...
Page 62 - It implies man's natural blindnefs and ignorance ; i Cor. ii. 14. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolifhnefs unto him ; neither can he know them, becaufe they are fpiritually difcerned.
Page 80 - Chrift, and be found in him; not having mine own righteoufnefs, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Chrift, the righteoufnefs which is of God by faith