Essays on the Distinguishing Traits of Christian CharacterDoctrinal Tract and Book Society, 1853 - 214 pages |
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... constrained to acknowledge the reasonableness of the precept of the divine law , now he is constrained to admit the justice of its penalty . He has voluntarily and perseveringly disobeyed a law that is perfectly holy in itself , and ...
... constrained to acknowledge the reasonableness of the precept of the divine law , now he is constrained to admit the justice of its penalty . He has voluntarily and perseveringly disobeyed a law that is perfectly holy in itself , and ...
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... constrained to believe other things on the clear evidence that they are true , and would remain true , whether we believe them or no : but here our assurance is not - impressed on our thoughts by any evidence of the thing ; but we must ...
... constrained to believe other things on the clear evidence that they are true , and would remain true , whether we believe them or no : but here our assurance is not - impressed on our thoughts by any evidence of the thing ; but we must ...
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... constrained him con- trary to his own choice . That heart , though full of evil and desperately wicked , he has cherished . He sees , therefore , that he himself is the only blamable cause of his sinfulness . The great evil of sin is ...
... constrained him con- trary to his own choice . That heart , though full of evil and desperately wicked , he has cherished . He sees , therefore , that he himself is the only blamable cause of his sinfulness . The great evil of sin is ...
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... constrained to exclaim , Wo is me ! When you " look on Him whom you have pierced , " are you constrained to cry out , I am undone . The degree of godly sorrow is by no means to be overlooked in your self - examination . When God touches ...
... constrained to exclaim , Wo is me ! When you " look on Him whom you have pierced , " are you constrained to cry out , I am undone . The degree of godly sorrow is by no means to be overlooked in your self - examination . When God touches ...
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... constrained to feel that we are guilty , and then forced to admit that there is no pardon for our crimes , but through the merit of another . Say , reader , is thy heart bowed to the humbling terms of the Gospel ? Do you delight to take ...
... constrained to feel that we are guilty , and then forced to admit that there is no pardon for our crimes , but through the merit of another . Say , reader , is thy heart bowed to the humbling terms of the Gospel ? Do you delight to take ...
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Page 148 - For the love of Christ constraineth us ; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead : and that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
Page 200 - Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
Page 87 - I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance : for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of : but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
Page 174 - Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
Page 69 - Day unto day uttereth speech: And night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language: Where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth: And their words to the end of the world.
Page 146 - Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich.
Page 196 - By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
Page 133 - Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster cruse of ointment, and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Page ix - They not only affirm, but cordially believe, that every man is beside himself, who says " the love of God is shed abroad in " his
Page 72 - Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none on earth that I desire besides thee ! My flesh and my heart faileth ; but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.