The Christian's Instructor: Containing a Summary Explanation and Defence of the Doctrines and Duties of the Christian Religion |
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... possible . It has appeared more important to give the substance of the best arguments , rather than a multiplicity of them , or a few drawn out to a great length . In this way , the author has constantly endeavoured to compass his promi ...
... possible . It has appeared more important to give the substance of the best arguments , rather than a multiplicity of them , or a few drawn out to a great length . In this way , the author has constantly endeavoured to compass his promi ...
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... possible ) still it must be seen , that this dependent being , must have been the work of another ; and that of another ; and so on in an endless series ; or , every existence must have been the work of an independent and Almighty Agent ...
... possible ) still it must be seen , that this dependent being , must have been the work of another ; and that of another ; and so on in an endless series ; or , every existence must have been the work of an independent and Almighty Agent ...
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... possible ) still great- er wisdom in preserving amidst all this variety , important de- grees of resemblance . Were it not for this resemblance , men There would be would not be distinguished from the beasts . no such thing as one ...
... possible ) still great- er wisdom in preserving amidst all this variety , important de- grees of resemblance . Were it not for this resemblance , men There would be would not be distinguished from the beasts . no such thing as one ...
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... possible deficiency . The character we must sustain in order that we may cherish the fairest hopes , and the certainty of a future existence , are revealed with a plainness , that effectual- ly removes every doubt . 3. The doctrines and ...
... possible deficiency . The character we must sustain in order that we may cherish the fairest hopes , and the certainty of a future existence , are revealed with a plainness , that effectual- ly removes every doubt . 3. The doctrines and ...
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... possible to account for them ? These tes- timonies are taken from writers who lived several centuries previous to the coming of Christ . But when we come along down to the gospel dispensa- tion , the evidence which we derive from this ...
... possible to account for them ? These tes- timonies are taken from writers who lived several centuries previous to the coming of Christ . But when we come along down to the gospel dispensa- tion , the evidence which we derive from this ...
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Page 35 - He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Page 248 - And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law : And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
Page 251 - Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in His goodness; otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
Page 207 - When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us: and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are...
Page 90 - 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 258 - And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee, in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
Page 307 - Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without ; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Page 261 - And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
Page 307 - For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God ; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre ; but a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate...
Page 90 - 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.