The Works of President Edwards: With a Memoir of His Life ..., Volume 8G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1830 - Congregational churches |
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... sinful pleasure before them . 3. Unconverted men are in a dreadful condition by reason of the dreadful wickedness which there is in them . 1. Sin is a thing of a dreadful nature , and that because it is against an infinitely great and ...
... sinful pleasure before them . 3. Unconverted men are in a dreadful condition by reason of the dreadful wickedness which there is in them . 1. Sin is a thing of a dreadful nature , and that because it is against an infinitely great and ...
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... sins they commit , notwith- standing all these restraints . Every natural man , if he reflects , may see enough , to show him how exceedingly sinful he is . Sin flows from the heart as constantly as water flows from a fountain ...
... sins they commit , notwith- standing all these restraints . Every natural man , if he reflects , may see enough , to show him how exceedingly sinful he is . Sin flows from the heart as constantly as water flows from a fountain ...
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... sin . " On account of wicked men's being so under the power of sin , the heart of man is said to be desperately wicked . Je- remiah xvii . 9 , and Ephesians ii . 1. " Dead in trespasses and sins . " 3. The hearts of natural men are ...
... sin . " On account of wicked men's being so under the power of sin , the heart of man is said to be desperately wicked . Je- remiah xvii . 9 , and Ephesians ii . 1. " Dead in trespasses and sins . " 3. The hearts of natural men are ...
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... sin , and even the unpardonable sin itself . They cannot be sure they shall not commit that sin . They are liable to build up a false hope of heaven , and so to go hoping to hell . They are lia- ble to die senseless and stupid , as many ...
... sin , and even the unpardonable sin itself . They cannot be sure they shall not commit that sin . They are liable to build up a false hope of heaven , and so to go hoping to hell . They are lia- ble to die senseless and stupid , as many ...
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... sin . One sin deserves eternal death and damnation , which in the least degree of it , is the total destruction of the ... sins , with high aggravations , who have sinned against the glorious gospel of Christ , and against great light ...
... sin . One sin deserves eternal death and damnation , which in the least degree of it , is the total destruction of the ... sins , with high aggravations , who have sinned against the glorious gospel of Christ , and against great light ...
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Page 398 - Samuel said, hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken, than the fat of rams.
Page 241 - And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Page 318 - For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send My messenger before Thy face, which shall prepare Thy way before Thee. Terily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist : notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Page 185 - And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying; Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David ! my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
Page 512 - Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth ? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.
Page 22 - Who will render to every man according to his deeds; to them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life ; but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil...
Page 54 - But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
Page 454 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord ; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Page 445 - Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Page 406 - For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God; the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.