| Nathanael Emmons - Congregational churches - 1842 - 518 pages
...pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue : whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious...these ye might be partakers of the divine nature. And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - Sermons - 1842 - 640 pages
...pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue : Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious...these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And beside this, giving all diligence,... | |
| Robert Barclay - Society of Friends - 1843 - 142 pages
...which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren. Heb. 2. 11. Q. What saith the apostle Peter? A. Whereby are given unto us, exceeding great and precious...these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2 Pet. 1. 4. CHAPTER V. Concerning... | |
| Simon Clough - Sermons, American - 1843 - 574 pages
...transforming effect upon the hearts of believers. To this subject, the sacred writers make frequent allusion : Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious...these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Having, therefore, these promises,... | |
| Phoebe Palmer - Holiness - 1843 - 280 pages
...yet clearer ; and now the calm sunshine of God's presence illuminates any soul. The precious words, " Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious...these ye might be partakers of the divine nature," were applied to my soul with much power this evening. Yes, I saw such comprehensiveness and depth of... | |
| Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1844 - 662 pages
...pertam unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue ; whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious...by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature ; having escaped the corruption thiit is in the world through lust." Divine nature and lust are evidently... | |
| Jean Claude - Preaching - 1844 - 454 pages
...ridicule and contempt 1 — ] XXXIII. THE GREATNESS AND PRECIOUSNESS OF THE PROMISES. 2 Pet. i. 4. Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious...these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. COMMENTATORS are not agreed with respect... | |
| Theology - 1855 - 630 pages
...pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue : having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And beside this, giving all diligence,... | |
| Hinton Castle Smith - Sermons, English - 1844 - 256 pages
...we may be more alive to the value of God's word as a whole, to the value of God's word in detail. " Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious...these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." • Eph. i. 13. The very first word... | |
| Richard Henry Jelf - 1844 - 442 pages
...PERTAIN UNTO LIFE AND GODLINESS, THROUGH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIM THAT HATH CALLED US TO GLORY AND VIRTUE ; WHEREBY ARE GIVEN UNTO US EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS...THESE YE MIGHT BE PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE, HAVING ESCAPED THE CORRUPTION THAT IS IN THE WORLD THROUGH LUST. IN this prayer of St. Peter, in behalf... | |
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