The Works of President Edwards: With a Memoir of His Life ...G. & C. & H. Carvill, 1830 - Congregational churches |
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... excellent and glorious possible . This therefore must be worthy to be known by all the intelligent creation , as excellent in itself , and worthy of their pursuit . And as true virtue distinguishes the inhabitants of heaven , and all ...
... excellent and glorious possible . This therefore must be worthy to be known by all the intelligent creation , as excellent in itself , and worthy of their pursuit . And as true virtue distinguishes the inhabitants of heaven , and all ...
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... excellent in themselves , are not properly capable of being attained in any divine operation ; because their existence , in all possible respects , must be con- ceived of as prior to any divine operation . Thus God's ex- istence and ...
... excellent in themselves , are not properly capable of being attained in any divine operation ; because their existence , in all possible respects , must be con- ceived of as prior to any divine operation . Thus God's ex- istence and ...
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... excellent , is to be compared with all that is to be found in the whole creation : and according as the for- mer is found to outweigh , in such proportion is he to have a greater share of regard . And in this case , as the whole system ...
... excellent , is to be compared with all that is to be found in the whole creation : and according as the for- mer is found to outweigh , in such proportion is he to have a greater share of regard . And in this case , as the whole system ...
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... excellent , the exercises of them must likewise be excellent . If it be an excellent thing , that there should be a sufficiency for a certain kind of action or operation , the excellency of such a sufficiency must consist in its ...
... excellent , the exercises of them must likewise be excellent . If it be an excellent thing , that there should be a sufficiency for a certain kind of action or operation , the excellency of such a sufficiency must consist in its ...
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... excellent . A sufficiency for any work is no farther valu- able , than the work itself is valuable . * As God therefore es- teems these attributes themselves valuable , and delights in them ; so it is natural to suppose that he delights ...
... excellent . A sufficiency for any work is no farther valu- able , than the work itself is valuable . * As God therefore es- teems these attributes themselves valuable , and delights in them ; so it is natural to suppose that he delights ...
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Page 483 - Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, That the spices thereof may flow out.
Page 443 - For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles ; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Page 470 - And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow , of wines on the lees well refined.
Page 323 - Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples : and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Page 50 - Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5 To whom be glory for ever and ever.
Page 547 - And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; We have waited for him, and he will save us: This is the Lord ; we have waited for him , We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Page 398 - And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
Page 578 - Hereby know ye the Spirit of God : every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God : and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God...
Page 283 - Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
Page 185 - Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.