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... duties omitted , and many sins committed ? This is discerned by the dim taper of your own reason ; but let in the broad day - light , the bright sunshine of Divine revelation , and then what alarming defects , what ap- palling ...
... duties omitted , and many sins committed ? This is discerned by the dim taper of your own reason ; but let in the broad day - light , the bright sunshine of Divine revelation , and then what alarming defects , what ap- palling ...
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... apply to your case , because you are free from great sins , and have always endeavoured to do your duty . 2. The necessity of conversion may be still further illustrated , by a comparison of the nature of ITS IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY . 9.
... apply to your case , because you are free from great sins , and have always endeavoured to do your duty . 2. The necessity of conversion may be still further illustrated , by a comparison of the nature of ITS IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY . 9.
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... duty of implicitly believing in the grace of that Saviour which the Bible presents to you . The Divine ability , the atoning blood , and perfect righteous- ness of Christ , are fully set forth in the Scriptures , that you may cordially ...
... duty of implicitly believing in the grace of that Saviour which the Bible presents to you . The Divine ability , the atoning blood , and perfect righteous- ness of Christ , are fully set forth in the Scriptures , that you may cordially ...
Page 33
... duty of opening the Bible with the firm conviction upon your mind- " This is the word of God ; salvation is here ; my Saviour is here set forth ; and I must proceed to search in this book for those truths which are to reach my case ...
... duty of opening the Bible with the firm conviction upon your mind- " This is the word of God ; salvation is here ; my Saviour is here set forth ; and I must proceed to search in this book for those truths which are to reach my case ...
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... mind all the requisite dispositions . For you will probably feel , even in the duty of prayer , considerable distrust and uncertainty , whether you possess any right dispositions , or whether you have E 2 THE MEANS OF CONVERSION . 39 .
... mind all the requisite dispositions . For you will probably feel , even in the duty of prayer , considerable distrust and uncertainty , whether you possess any right dispositions , or whether you have E 2 THE MEANS OF CONVERSION . 39 .
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Page 44 - Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Page 35 - Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
Page 126 - And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Page 104 - For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
Page xi - Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him, let him know, that he *which converteth the sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Page 68 - And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes.
Page 56 - I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Page 72 - Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds: 25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds : ) 26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath, shall be given: and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. 27 But those mine enemies which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Page 97 - But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Page 34 - If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth; but if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.