The Works of the Rev. John Fletcher, Late Vicar of Madeley, Volume 6John Mason, 1859 |
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... Hill ask , “ What is then the genuine meaning of Gal . v . 17 ? " we reply , that when we consider that verse in the light of the context , we do not doubt but the sense of it is fairly expressed in the following lines : " The flesh and ...
... Hill ask , “ What is then the genuine meaning of Gal . v . 17 ? " we reply , that when we consider that verse in the light of the context , we do not doubt but the sense of it is fairly expressed in the following lines : " The flesh and ...
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... Hill say , that by " the flesh " he under- stands not only " the body , " but also the " natural desires , appetites , and aversions , " which are necessarily excited in the soul , in consequence of its intimate union with the body ...
... Hill say , that by " the flesh " he under- stands not only " the body , " but also the " natural desires , appetites , and aversions , " which are necessarily excited in the soul , in consequence of its intimate union with the body ...
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... Hill will probably say , that he does not rest the doctrine of Christian imperfection so much upon the experience of the fallen Galatians , as upon that of St. Paul himself , who , in Rom . vii . , frankly acknowledges , that he was ...
... Hill will probably say , that he does not rest the doctrine of Christian imperfection so much upon the experience of the fallen Galatians , as upon that of St. Paul himself , who , in Rom . vii . , frankly acknowledges , that he was ...
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... Hill himself , upon reading this unge- nerous and absurd , though in one sense , scriptural plea for St. Paul's imperfection , would not be as much out of con- ceit with my fictitious explanation of 2 Cor . xi . , as I am with his ...
... Hill himself , upon reading this unge- nerous and absurd , though in one sense , scriptural plea for St. Paul's imperfection , would not be as much out of con- ceit with my fictitious explanation of 2 Cor . xi . , as I am with his ...
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... Hill pleads for during the term of life . See Romans viii . 14-21 . Whether , therefore , we consider Romans vii . , vi . , or viii . , it appears indubitable that the sense which our opponents fix upon Rom vii . 14 , & c . , is ...
... Hill pleads for during the term of life . See Romans viii . 14-21 . Whether , therefore , we consider Romans vii . , vi . , or viii . , it appears indubitable that the sense which our opponents fix upon Rom vii . 14 , & c . , is ...
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