Practical Discourses Concerning the Christian Temper...: To which is Now Prefixed, A Brief Account of the Life of the AuthorR. Baynes, 1825 - 533 pages |
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... light , neither cometh to the light , lest his deeds should be reproved . " To be averse to bring ourselves to the light , is at once a very bad symptom , and of dangerous tendency . It must either absolutely shut us up in a fatal self ...
... light , neither cometh to the light , lest his deeds should be reproved . " To be averse to bring ourselves to the light , is at once a very bad symptom , and of dangerous tendency . It must either absolutely shut us up in a fatal self ...
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... have the old nature remaining in full force . 2. A bare restraint upon the corrupt spirit and temper , will not come up to this renovation , though the one may some- B times be mistaken for the other . The light of A NEW SPIRIT . 17.
... have the old nature remaining in full force . 2. A bare restraint upon the corrupt spirit and temper , will not come up to this renovation , though the one may some- B times be mistaken for the other . The light of A NEW SPIRIT . 17.
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... light of nature may possess conscience against many evils ; or a sober education lay such a bridle upon the corrupt inclination , as will keep it in for a season the fear of punishment , or of shame and reproach , may suppress the ...
... light of nature may possess conscience against many evils ; or a sober education lay such a bridle upon the corrupt inclination , as will keep it in for a season the fear of punishment , or of shame and reproach , may suppress the ...
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... light , as the old is represented to do . When Paul was sent to preach the gospel to the Gentiles , the divine mission he received is described to be on this design , " to open their eyes , and to turn them from darkness to light , and ...
... light , as the old is represented to do . When Paul was sent to preach the gospel to the Gentiles , the divine mission he received is described to be on this design , " to open their eyes , and to turn them from darkness to light , and ...
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... Light bearing in , and the mind being fix- ed in attention , he discerns the great corruption of his heart , and the badness of the principles and ends which governed him in the appearances of goodness , upon which he valued himself ...
... Light bearing in , and the mind being fix- ed in attention , he discerns the great corruption of his heart , and the badness of the principles and ends which governed him in the appearances of goodness , upon which he valued himself ...
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Page 15 - Jesus: that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts ; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind ; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Page 269 - Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread ? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Page 425 - The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming another steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed and walk.
Page 199 - Therefore speak I to them in parables : because they seeing see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Page 303 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Page 114 - Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
Page 305 - For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication ; that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour ; not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God...
Page 25 - Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines : the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold : and there shall be no herd in the stalls ; Yet I will rejoice in the Lord : I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 392 - I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called...
Page 157 - Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess ; but be filled with the spirit...