A Practical Discourse of Repentance: Rectifying the Mistakes about it ... and Demonstrating the Invalidity of a Death-bed Repentance |
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... muft inftead of this en tire Obedience , perform true and fincere Re- pentance , which next to it is the most accepta- ble to Heaven . But there are grievous and fatal mistakes about this Duty of Repentance , which being made up of ...
... muft inftead of this en tire Obedience , perform true and fincere Re- pentance , which next to it is the most accepta- ble to Heaven . But there are grievous and fatal mistakes about this Duty of Repentance , which being made up of ...
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... muft amend that , and must get off that particular illness , or else it will prove Deadly and Mortal if it continue upon him ; for one fuch Disease , or one fuch Wound , whilft ' tis uncured upon the Soul , will kill and de- stroy ftroy ...
... muft amend that , and must get off that particular illness , or else it will prove Deadly and Mortal if it continue upon him ; for one fuch Disease , or one fuch Wound , whilft ' tis uncured upon the Soul , will kill and de- stroy ftroy ...
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... muft first break off the practice of thofe , and ceafe from any one act of them , and fo we fhall by de- grees break the ftrength and force of them upon our Minds : For as all habits grow upon us by many repeated acts , which are like ...
... muft first break off the practice of thofe , and ceafe from any one act of them , and fo we fhall by de- grees break the ftrength and force of them upon our Minds : For as all habits grow upon us by many repeated acts , which are like ...
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... muft neceffarily become juft . The contrary Vertue does in moft cafes fucceed the forfaken Vice , as Light does fucceed Darkness , and Day Night.It does not I confefs do it always ; for it does not neceffarily follow that he who does ...
... muft neceffarily become juft . The contrary Vertue does in moft cafes fucceed the forfaken Vice , as Light does fucceed Darkness , and Day Night.It does not I confefs do it always ; for it does not neceffarily follow that he who does ...
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... his Heart , and he muft bring forth the fruits of his Repentance in an univerfal Goodness and Holinefs of Life , and unless it does fo , it is not as as I fhall fhew you , true and perfect Repen- 22 A Practical Difcourfe.
... his Heart , and he muft bring forth the fruits of his Repentance in an univerfal Goodness and Holinefs of Life , and unless it does fo , it is not as as I fhall fhew you , true and perfect Repen- 22 A Practical Difcourfe.
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Page 139 - But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
Page 39 - Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Page 287 - To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life : But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil...
Page 139 - For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
Page 364 - God after the inward man, yet that there is another law in his members warring against the law of his mind, and bringing him into captivity to the law of sin, which is in his members.
Page 126 - Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same ; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who, through fear of death, were all their life time subject to bondage.
Page 374 - And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
Page 75 - If any man worfhip the beaft and his image, arid receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, the fame fhall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of His indignation...
Page 350 - Neither Fornicators, nor Idolaters, nor Adulterers, nor Effeminate, nor Abufers of themfelves with Mankind, nor Thieves, nor Covetous, nor drunkards, nor Revilers, nor Extortioners, jhall inherit the Kingdom of God.
Page 176 - Moses' law, died without mercy under two or three witnesses : of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and counted the blood of the covenant wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite to the Spirit of grace?