Sermons on the Apostles' creedR. Grant & Son, 1837 - 392 pages |
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... object in these Sermons . Commencing in each in- stance , from an undoubted verity , they will offer little of the excitement of polemical discussion ; and conducted , according to the best of my ability , in the beaten way of truth ...
... object in these Sermons . Commencing in each in- stance , from an undoubted verity , they will offer little of the excitement of polemical discussion ; and conducted , according to the best of my ability , in the beaten way of truth ...
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... object , more influential on their hearts and actions , more acceptable to God , and a fairer and riper fruit unto salvation , of those truths which we believe in the heart unto righteous- ness . B 18 SERMON II . I BELIEVE IN GOD ...
... object , more influential on their hearts and actions , more acceptable to God , and a fairer and riper fruit unto salvation , of those truths which we believe in the heart unto righteous- ness . B 18 SERMON II . I BELIEVE IN GOD ...
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... object of our faith in the first article of the Apostles ' Creed , saying , I BELIEVE IN GOD ALMIGHTY , MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH . Natural theology , then , is not a mere speculative science , as if , because our relation to God is now ...
... object of our faith in the first article of the Apostles ' Creed , saying , I BELIEVE IN GOD ALMIGHTY , MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH . Natural theology , then , is not a mere speculative science , as if , because our relation to God is now ...
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... object , —an object which shall not for ever and from all men be withheld ; for " it is an axiom * HOOKER ( Ecc . Pol . I. 11. ) has ascribed to man this desire of union with God , on precisely such grounds of metaphysical reasoning as ...
... object , —an object which shall not for ever and from all men be withheld ; for " it is an axiom * HOOKER ( Ecc . Pol . I. 11. ) has ascribed to man this desire of union with God , on precisely such grounds of metaphysical reasoning as ...
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... object of allegiance and confidence . Had the Israelites , thus instructed , doubted of their success , they had been guilty of faithlessness ; had they neglected to procure it by their own exertions , they had been guilty of sloth or ...
... object of allegiance and confidence . Had the Israelites , thus instructed , doubted of their success , they had been guilty of faithlessness ; had they neglected to procure it by their own exertions , they had been guilty of sloth or ...
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Page 279 - And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat : this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Page 314 - God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting. To thee, all Angels cry aloud; the Heavens, and all the Powers therein. To thee, Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy Glory.
Page 341 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 391 - For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation ; ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 190 - Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein : then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before • the Lord : For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth : he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
Page 313 - THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name ; evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory : Glory be to thee, 0 Lord Most High.
Page 69 - So also Christ glorified not Himself to be made an high priest; but He that said unto Him, Thou art My Son, to-day have I begotten Thee.
Page 275 - For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good Word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
Page 287 - Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
Page 341 - But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: so man lieth down, and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.