Essays on the Distinguishing Traits of Christian CharacterDodge & Sayre, 1813 - 230 pages |
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... saint . He performs all those overt acts of religion which he would perform , if he were at heart a sincere follower of Christ . Hence the beauty of his external conduct induces him to imagine that he is so . Thus Paul felt before the ...
... saint . He performs all those overt acts of religion which he would perform , if he were at heart a sincere follower of Christ . Hence the beauty of his external conduct induces him to imagine that he is so . Thus Paul felt before the ...
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... saint sees and loves . The prophecy of Esaias is fulfilled in the expe- rience of thousands : Hearing they shall hear , and not understand ; and seeing they shall see , and not PERCEIVE . Something more is necessary to make a man a ...
... saint sees and loves . The prophecy of Esaias is fulfilled in the expe- rience of thousands : Hearing they shall hear , and not understand ; and seeing they shall see , and not PERCEIVE . Something more is necessary to make a man a ...
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... saints . There is a state of mind dif- fering from both these , from the former in de- gree , and from the latter in kind , which is desig- nated by the phrase , conviction for sin . Impenitent sinners are often brought to see their own ...
... saints . There is a state of mind dif- fering from both these , from the former in de- gree , and from the latter in kind , which is desig- nated by the phrase , conviction for sin . Impenitent sinners are often brought to see their own ...
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... saints to execute judgment upon all , he will CON- VINCE all that are ungodly among them OF ALL THEIR UNGODLY DEEDS which they have ungodly com- mitted . How then can the conviction of ungodli- ness , be the evidence of godliness ? In ...
... saints to execute judgment upon all , he will CON- VINCE all that are ungodly among them OF ALL THEIR UNGODLY DEEDS which they have ungodly com- mitted . How then can the conviction of ungodli- ness , be the evidence of godliness ? In ...
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... saint and the sinner ? When they have given fair , logical answers to these ques- tions , they need not be ... saints ever have another holy feeling without the special operations of the Holy Spirit . " Still , an inability is ...
... saint and the sinner ? When they have given fair , logical answers to these ques- tions , they need not be ... saints ever have another holy feeling without the special operations of the Holy Spirit . " Still , an inability is ...
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