Sermons on Various Subjects of Christian Doctrine and DutyJohn Miller and John Hutchens, 1923 - 476 pages |
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Page 81
... affections ; and not by . the tendency of them to promote the highest good of the universe . His perfect benevolence was prior , in the order of nature , to his forming his great design of cre- ation , and therefore the excellency of ...
... affections ; and not by . the tendency of them to promote the highest good of the universe . His perfect benevolence was prior , in the order of nature , to his forming his great design of cre- ation , and therefore the excellency of ...
Page 89
... affection . There are benevolent and selfish affections ; goodness consists in benevolent affections , and badness in selfish ones . God is love , and all his goodness 12 THE GOODNESS OF 68 -Thou art good and doest good.
... affection . There are benevolent and selfish affections ; goodness consists in benevolent affections , and badness in selfish ones . God is love , and all his goodness 12 THE GOODNESS OF 68 -Thou art good and doest good.
Page 90
... affections ; yet , in various respects , it is superiour to the goodness of all other beings . For , 1. His goodness ... affection . No selfish feeling ever existed in his heart . His heart is all goodness , and full of holy , kind , and ...
... affections ; yet , in various respects , it is superiour to the goodness of all other beings . For , 1. His goodness ... affection . No selfish feeling ever existed in his heart . His heart is all goodness , and full of holy , kind , and ...
Page 92
... affections towards them all . His goodness pervades and fills the uni- verse . 4. His goodness is perfect in degree , as well as in purity , permanency , and universality . His goodness . bears proportion to all his other attributes ...
... affections towards them all . His goodness pervades and fills the uni- verse . 4. His goodness is perfect in degree , as well as in purity , permanency , and universality . His goodness . bears proportion to all his other attributes ...
Page 105
... affection . If they perish , therefore , they must perish by their own choice , in opposition to that love , which would save them . It is their immediate and important duty to turn from sin to holiness , which is only turning from ...
... affection . If they perish , therefore , they must perish by their own choice , in opposition to that love , which would save them . It is their immediate and important duty to turn from sin to holiness , which is only turning from ...
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