The Life and Times of Richard Baxter: With a Critical Examination of His Writings, Volume 2J. Duncan, 1830 - Dissenters, Religious |
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... practical and controversial ; the former including all that was felt to be necessary for the sup- port of the Christian life in times of peculiar distress and peril ; the latter , all that was deemed necessary in self - defence or vin ...
... practical and controversial ; the former including all that was felt to be necessary for the sup- port of the Christian life in times of peculiar distress and peril ; the latter , all that was deemed necessary in self - defence or vin ...
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... practical rather than to his controversial writings . It is much easier to applaud the fine sentiment of Chillingworth , that " the Bible , -the Bible alone is the religion of Protestants , " than it is fully to adopt it , and to bring ...
... practical rather than to his controversial writings . It is much easier to applaud the fine sentiment of Chillingworth , that " the Bible , -the Bible alone is the religion of Protestants , " than it is fully to adopt it , and to bring ...
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... practical part . And the latter is commonly accepted because less difficult . " This immense work , which occupied Baxter's mind so much during so many years , is divided into three parts . In the first , he treats of the nature of ...
... practical part . And the latter is commonly accepted because less difficult . " This immense work , which occupied Baxter's mind so much during so many years , is divided into three parts . In the first , he treats of the nature of ...
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... practical nature and design of religion . Or , taking another view of his plan , he treats of the kingdom of nature ; the kingdom of grace , under the Mosaic economy ; the kingdom of grace , under the Gospel ; and the kingdom of glory ...
... practical nature and design of religion . Or , taking another view of his plan , he treats of the kingdom of nature ; the kingdom of grace , under the Mosaic economy ; the kingdom of grace , under the Gospel ; and the kingdom of glory ...
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... practical purpose . The work shows that the author is entitled to rank high among the metaphysico - theological writers of the period . I am , therefore , surprised that Mr. Morell has entirely omitted him in his very useful work on ...
... practical purpose . The work shows that the author is entitled to rank high among the metaphysico - theological writers of the period . I am , therefore , surprised that Mr. Morell has entirely omitted him in his very useful work on ...
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Page 436 - Happy art thou, O Israel : who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency ! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee ; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.
Page 118 - Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it and his habitation: but if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
Page 140 - Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Page 22 - All, and in all ; of whom, and through whom, and to whom, are all things, to whom be glory for ever. — Amen.
Page 469 - This grew speedily to an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter ; and more after the choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of their works with tropes and figures, than after the weight of matter, worth of subject, soundness of argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment.
Page 450 - I know not ; but upon the perusal of it, I conceived so good an idea of the author's piety, that I bought the whole book.
Page 469 - ... affectionate study of eloquence and copie of speech, which then began to flourish. This grew speedily to an excess; for men began to hunt more after words than matter; and more after the choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses...
Page 156 - It was his meat and his drink to do the will of the Father. Without uniting himself to God wholly, consecrating...
Page 203 - Saviour purposed by his death to " gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad...
Page 365 - Holy Commonwealth or Political Aphorisms opening the true Principles of Government : for the healing of the mistakes and resolving the doubts that most endanger and trouble England at this time (if yet there may be hope).