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... never doubt , that his spiritual existence and growth originate in and are sustained in that divine source alone . In the second place , the life , which we are con- sidering , may properly be called a Hidden Life , be- cause its moving ...
... never doubt , that his spiritual existence and growth originate in and are sustained in that divine source alone . In the second place , the life , which we are con- sidering , may properly be called a Hidden Life , be- cause its moving ...
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... never made a stone , an herb , a blade of grass , or any natural thing however insignificant ; nor does he sustain it for a moment , without a princi- ple of action . It is impossible for God to operate accidentally . Whatever he does ...
... never made a stone , an herb , a blade of grass , or any natural thing however insignificant ; nor does he sustain it for a moment , without a princi- ple of action . It is impossible for God to operate accidentally . Whatever he does ...
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... never attained . The persons , to whom we now allude , seem to look upon holiness as a sort of intangible ab- straction , as something placed high and remotely in the distance , as designed to be realized by angels and by the just made ...
... never attained . The persons , to whom we now allude , seem to look upon holiness as a sort of intangible ab- straction , as something placed high and remotely in the distance , as designed to be realized by angels and by the just made ...
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... never , in the present state of being , come within the range of our experience . But before we can decide whether holiness is at- tainable , we must endeavor to form some definite conception of its nature . And here it may be proper to ...
... never , in the present state of being , come within the range of our experience . But before we can decide whether holiness is at- tainable , we must endeavor to form some definite conception of its nature . And here it may be proper to ...
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... never can feel under moral obligation to do a thing which we believe impossible to be done . Now the popular doctrine , that no man ever has been sanctified , or ever will be sanctified , till the moment of death , places , in the view ...
... never can feel under moral obligation to do a thing which we believe impossible to be done . Now the popular doctrine , that no man ever has been sanctified , or ever will be sanctified , till the moment of death , places , in the view ...
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Page 112 - Let your conversation be without covetousness ; and be content with such things as ye have : for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Page 38 - And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him, for if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God...
Page 447 - My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : when shall I come and appear before God...
Page 223 - Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come he will reprove the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment...
Page 245 - And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us ; and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
Page 60 - The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust ; My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Page 268 - Nor less I deem that there are Powers Which of themselves our minds impress; That we can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness.
Page 122 - 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 14 - He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Page 116 - Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; and having an high priest over the house of God ; let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.