The practical works of ... Richard Baxter, with a life of the author and a critical examination of his writings by W. Orme, Volume 121830 |
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... righteousness , which is by faith ; " Heb . xi . 7. God first giveth warning of the flood ; Noah believeth it : not with a lifeless , but a working faith , that first moved in him a self - preserving- fear . This fear moved Noah to obey ...
... righteousness , which is by faith ; " Heb . xi . 7. God first giveth warning of the flood ; Noah believeth it : not with a lifeless , but a working faith , that first moved in him a self - preserving- fear . This fear moved Noah to obey ...
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... righteousness ; " Matt . vi . 33 . and not in your resolutions only , but in your practices , the bent of your lives will be for God , and your invisible feli- city . It is not possible that you should see by faith the wonders of the ...
... righteousness ; " Matt . vi . 33 . and not in your resolutions only , but in your practices , the bent of your lives will be for God , and your invisible feli- city . It is not possible that you should see by faith the wonders of the ...
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... righteousness as the light , and set all straight , which all the false histories or slanderous tongues or pens in all the world made crooked . Are you frowned on or contemned by men ? Is it not enough that you shall everlastingly be ...
... righteousness as the light , and set all straight , which all the false histories or slanderous tongues or pens in all the world made crooked . Are you frowned on or contemned by men ? Is it not enough that you shall everlastingly be ...
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... righteousness , and labour first for the food which never perisheth , all other things shall be added to us ; we shall have them to do us good , but not to do us hurt . " For godliness is profitable to 1 all things , having the promise ...
... righteousness , and labour first for the food which never perisheth , all other things shall be added to us ; we shall have them to do us good , but not to do us hurt . " For godliness is profitable to 1 all things , having the promise ...
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... righteousness of Christ , and the pardon of sin , and the promise of that pardon : and God and hea- ven they look at as the objects of some other common kind of faith . 2. And they think of little other use of it , than to comfort them ...
... righteousness of Christ , and the pardon of sin , and the promise of that pardon : and God and hea- ven they look at as the objects of some other common kind of faith . 2. And they think of little other use of it , than to comfort them ...
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Page 289 - By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
Page 73 - By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season : esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt ; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward.
Page 265 - Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned...
Page 506 - Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to hearken than the fat of rams.
Page 506 - KEEP thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools : for they consider not that they do evil.
Page 286 - The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Page 413 - For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel ; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness ; whose end shall be according to their works.
Page 272 - The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Page 182 - Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
Page 272 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind ; to set at liberty them that are bruised. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.