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Page 29
... of natural religion , and a duty to wbich a spirit of piety docs most naturally lead
men . Prayer is the very breath of a spirit of piety ; we cannot suppose , therefore ,
that holy men before , for above two hundred years , had lived without prayer .
... of natural religion , and a duty to wbich a spirit of piety docs most naturally lead
men . Prayer is the very breath of a spirit of piety ; we cannot suppose , therefore ,
that holy men before , for above two hundred years , had lived without prayer .
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But we cannot reasonably suppose that Seth's posterity were one fiftieth part of
the world : For Adam was one hundred and thirty years old when Seth was born .
But Cain , who seems to have been the leader of those that were not of the ...
But we cannot reasonably suppose that Seth's posterity were one fiftieth part of
the world : For Adam was one hundred and thirty years old when Seth was born .
But Cain , who seems to have been the leader of those that were not of the ...
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Noah's reproofs , and his preaching of righteousness , were utterly disregarded .
God's spirit had striven with them an hundred and twenty years , but all in vain ;
and the church was reduced to so narrow limits , as to be confined to one family .
Noah's reproofs , and his preaching of righteousness , were utterly disregarded .
God's spirit had striven with them an hundred and twenty years , but all in vain ;
and the church was reduced to so narrow limits , as to be confined to one family .
Page 49
... God's wrath against sin were on some accounts especially necessary before
the giving of the law : and therefore , before the flood , the terrors of the law
handed down by tradition from Adam served for that purpose . Adam lived nine
hundred ...
... God's wrath against sin were on some accounts especially necessary before
the giving of the law : and therefore , before the flood , the terrors of the law
handed down by tradition from Adam served for that purpose . Adam lived nine
hundred ...
Page 56
Thus all the nations in the world , except the Israelites , and those who embodied
themselves with them , were given up to idolatry ; and so continued till Christ
came , which was about fifteen hundred years . They were concluded so long a
time ...
Thus all the nations in the world , except the Israelites , and those who embodied
themselves with them , were given up to idolatry ; and so continued till Christ
came , which was about fifteen hundred years . They were concluded so long a
time ...
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Page 13 - Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath : for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner : but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Page 247 - I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Page 406 - God : and the twelve were with him, and certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
Page 405 - As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. " If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 87 - Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign ; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, And shall call his name Immanuel.
Page 400 - But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity : for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Page 217 - And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee ; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee : for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
Page 376 - For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God ; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
Page 532 - But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Page 530 - These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
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| Title | The Works of President Edwards, Volume 5 The Works of President Edwards, Jonathan Edwards |
| Author | Jonathan Edwards |
| Publisher | James Black & Son, 1817 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2008 |
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