The Complete Works of the Late Rev. Philip Skelton, Rector of Fintona: Discourses, controversial and practical; A form of prayer for the use of families; Reflections on predestination; and a Summary of religionR. Baynes, 1824 |
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... appearing to come from God , but that which is in itself agreeable to their own reason , whereby alone , they say , God hath enabled them to judge and determine between truth and error , right and wrong . Accordingly , when the plain ...
... appearing to come from God , but that which is in itself agreeable to their own reason , whereby alone , they say , God hath enabled them to judge and determine between truth and error , right and wrong . Accordingly , when the plain ...
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... appear by a fact exactly in point . This will be found in the instance of Abraham's faith , and the approbation of God , repeatedly given to that faith . What that faith was , I shall , in the first place , shew from the Scriptures ...
... appear by a fact exactly in point . This will be found in the instance of Abraham's faith , and the approbation of God , repeatedly given to that faith . What that faith was , I shall , in the first place , shew from the Scriptures ...
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... appearing again to him in a vision , and encouraging him with strong assurances of his protection , the patriarch modestly expos- tulated with the Lord on his being childless , and having then received a promise of issue , ' he believed ...
... appearing again to him in a vision , and encouraging him with strong assurances of his protection , the patriarch modestly expos- tulated with the Lord on his being childless , and having then received a promise of issue , ' he believed ...
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... appearing of the great God , and our Saviour Jesus Christ . ' If Abraham strengthened by his faith , and submitting to the will of God , renounced his country , kindred , and the lands he was actually possessed of , in a place corrupted ...
... appearing of the great God , and our Saviour Jesus Christ . ' If Abraham strengthened by his faith , and submitting to the will of God , renounced his country , kindred , and the lands he was actually possessed of , in a place corrupted ...
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... appears ) had yet encouraged that reasoning , so , now that both an instance and a promise are recorded , as assur- ances , that we shall rise again from the dead , our faith in an event so absolutely necessary to our entering into ...
... appears ) had yet encouraged that reasoning , so , now that both an instance and a promise are recorded , as assur- ances , that we shall rise again from the dead , our faith in an event so absolutely necessary to our entering into ...
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Page 401 - Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the Devil and his angels. For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat ; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink ; I was a stranger, and ye took me not in ; naked, and ye clothed me not ; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Page 10 - Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
Page 460 - And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes...
Page 236 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you...
Page 474 - For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God hath 'chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 177 - Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
Page 463 - What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, 24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
Page 400 - Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: "For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink. I was a stranger, and ye took me in: "Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Page 320 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do : and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 4 - By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast .done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son : that in blessing I will bless thee...