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... turn to God while there is yet time . If we look closely at the Apostle's words in this verse , we shall find that they contain three principal points . 1st , " We know . " - The comfort of which he reminds the Romans is one assured to ...
... turn to God while there is yet time . If we look closely at the Apostle's words in this verse , we shall find that they contain three principal points . 1st , " We know . " - The comfort of which he reminds the Romans is one assured to ...
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... turns to His praise , and brings about His purpose . Shall we attempt to reconcile them ? Alas ! a man must know but little of his own weak- ness and ignorance who attempts it . Can we re- concile eternity and time ? Can we understand ...
... turns to His praise , and brings about His purpose . Shall we attempt to reconcile them ? Alas ! a man must know but little of his own weak- ness and ignorance who attempts it . Can we re- concile eternity and time ? Can we understand ...
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... turn it . It is useful to discourage pride ; and therefore surely not ( as it is too often applied ) to minister encouragement to pride . He surely mistakes the Apostle's doc- trine , who thinks more highly of himself , who con- trasts ...
... turn it . It is useful to discourage pride ; and therefore surely not ( as it is too often applied ) to minister encouragement to pride . He surely mistakes the Apostle's doc- trine , who thinks more highly of himself , who con- trasts ...
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... turn them directly to the study of piety , and a due reverence of the awful majesty of God . Think and speak of God and His secrets with fear and trembling , but dispute very little about them ; and if you would not undo yourselves ...
... turn them directly to the study of piety , and a due reverence of the awful majesty of God . Think and speak of God and His secrets with fear and trembling , but dispute very little about them ; and if you would not undo yourselves ...
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... turn to God with real and lasting repentance ? Let the records of that stiff - necked and rebellious people answer . Let David answer , who , after enumerating the miracles wrought by Moses for their deliver- ance , thus speaks of their ...
... turn to God with real and lasting repentance ? Let the records of that stiff - necked and rebellious people answer . Let David answer , who , after enumerating the miracles wrought by Moses for their deliver- ance , thus speaks of their ...
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Page 223 - And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; In sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life...
Page 188 - There was a certain creditor which had two debtors : the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me, therefore, which of them will love him most 1 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most.
Page ix - 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 250 - And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
Page 23 - I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: " For I have five brethren : that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
Page 233 - But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all : and thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest ; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
Page 301 - He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee.
Page 196 - I love God," and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, that he who loveth God love his brother also.
Page 346 - And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
Page 28 - What shall we say then? Is the law sin ? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.