Works of Abraham Booth: Late Pastor of the Baptist Church Assembling in Little Prescot Street, Goodman's Fields, London; with Some Account of His Life and Writings, Volume 1

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Pub. and sold by W. Button & Son, 1813 - Baptists
 

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Page 32 - argument taken from the nature of grace, as contradistinguished to all works and worthiness of every kind. And if by grace, then it is no more of works; otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace; otherwise work is no more
Page 212 - God for all his favours; and the new disposition he received in regeneration, from his Law-fulfiller, inclines him to pay it the most sincere and uninterrupted regards. The obedience he now performs is in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. Should any pretenders to holiness, the genuine offspring of the
Page 126 - Isaiah, the evangelist of the Jewish church, has a passage much to our purpose. He represents the Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, addressing his people in the following manner. As I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would
Page 290 - appeared in our nature, to perform a righteousness for the justification of sinners. Nor does it bid thee inquire, Who shall descend into the deep? that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead; as if he had not perfectly paid the debt for which, as a
Page 97 - the penalty due to his crimes. Under this consideration, which is the proper notion of pardon, the language of a gracious God is, Deliver him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom. The Lord is pleased to represent the same
Page 248 - good of them and of their children after them. And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them to do them good; but I ivill put my fear in their hearts, that they
Page 167 - imputed to him; but for us also, whether Jews or Gentiles, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on Him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead. For they which be of faith, are blessed with faithful
Page 360 - though she be married to another man. Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law, by the body of Christ, that ye should be married to another, even to Him who is raised from the
Page 50 - precious are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! Didst thou record my worthless name in the book of life, and constitute me a member of that mystical body of which Christ is the head? Were my person and all my immortal interests consigned over, by an irreversible grant, into the hands of thy only Son,
Page 382 - ye also are become dead to the law—that ye should be married to another, even to Him who is raised from the dead, THAT WE SHOULD BRING FORTH FRUIT UNTO GOD.* Here we are taught, that

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