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Page viii
... professes the Gospel ; nay , the most ami- able qualities , joined to the most endearing connexions , are not sufficient wholly to suppress the enmity which fills the hearts of the unregenerate , against those in whom they dis- cern the ...
... professes the Gospel ; nay , the most ami- able qualities , joined to the most endearing connexions , are not sufficient wholly to suppress the enmity which fills the hearts of the unregenerate , against those in whom they dis- cern the ...
Page viii
... words is observable : So much godliness as may be professed without a peculiar relation to Jesus , the world will bear ; sobriety and benevolence they will applaud ; even prayers , fastings , and other external acts may vi INTRODUCTION .
... words is observable : So much godliness as may be professed without a peculiar relation to Jesus , the world will bear ; sobriety and benevolence they will applaud ; even prayers , fastings , and other external acts may vi INTRODUCTION .
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... profess our whole dependence upon his free salvation , to seek all our strength from his grace , to do all expressly for his sake , and then to renounce all trust or confidence in what we have done , and to make mention of his ...
... profess our whole dependence upon his free salvation , to seek all our strength from his grace , to do all expressly for his sake , and then to renounce all trust or confidence in what we have done , and to make mention of his ...
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... professed the highest attach- ment to God . They boasted themselves in his law ; and , from a presumption that they were his peculiar people , they despised and hated the rest of mankind . It is not our present concern , closely to ...
... professed the highest attach- ment to God . They boasted themselves in his law ; and , from a presumption that they were his peculiar people , they despised and hated the rest of mankind . It is not our present concern , closely to ...
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... professed followers of Christ have been , and still are , not a little divided upon the point . We may describe the Gospel to be — A divine reve- lation in the person of Jesus Christ , discovering the mi- sery of fallen man by sin , and ...
... professed followers of Christ have been , and still are , not a little divided upon the point . We may describe the Gospel to be — A divine reve- lation in the person of Jesus Christ , discovering the mi- sery of fallen man by sin , and ...
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Page 161 - What mean ye to weep, and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Page 54 - That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed...
Page 306 - So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame ; So purer light shall mark the road, That leads me to the Lamb.
Page 581 - Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take ; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
Page 433 - TIS a point I long to know, Oft it causes anxious thought — Do I love the Lord, or no ; Am I his, or am I not?
Page 460 - As the winged arrow flies Speedily the mark to find ; As the lightning from the skies Darts and leaves no trace behind; Swiftly thus our fleeting days Bear us down life's rapid stream; Upward, Lord, our spirits raise ; All below is but a dream. 3 Thanks for mercies past receive, Pardon of our sins renew ; Teach us henceforth how to live, With eternity in view...
Page 519 - Restraining prayer, we cease to fight ; Prayer makes the Christian's armour bright ; And Satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.
Page 521 - The hand that gave it, still supplies The gracious light and heat ; His truths upon the nations rise, They rise, but never set.
Page 375 - Ye, no more your suns descending, Waning moons no more shall see ; But, your griefs for ever ending, Find eternal noon in me : God shall rise, and, shining o'er you, Change to day the gloom of night ; He, the Lord, shall be your glory, God your everlasting light.
Page 623 - Thus, when the Christian pilgrim views, By faith, his mansion in the skies, The sight his fainting strength renews, And wings his speed to reach the prize.