The Absurdities of MethodismE. Bliss and E. White, 1822 - 268 pages |
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... taught , both by precept and ex- ample , to use the appointed means , in order to prevent that deception : for that reason , I have written this book , and taken pains to compress my ideas in as small a compass as possible , that it ...
... taught , both by precept and ex- ample , to use the appointed means , in order to prevent that deception : for that reason , I have written this book , and taken pains to compress my ideas in as small a compass as possible , that it ...
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... taught , both by the Methodists and Roman Catholics , to be true Christian love . But , says Jesus , " if ye love them which love you , what thanks have ye ? " for sinners also love those that love them . * Thirdly , I believe that it ...
... taught , both by the Methodists and Roman Catholics , to be true Christian love . But , says Jesus , " if ye love them which love you , what thanks have ye ? " for sinners also love those that love them . * Thirdly , I believe that it ...
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... taught that there will be a general harmony ; but let us remem- ber , that that harmony will be affected by the watchmen seeing eye to eye , when the chil- dren shall all be taught of God . But further , we have prayed for the down ...
... taught that there will be a general harmony ; but let us remem- ber , that that harmony will be affected by the watchmen seeing eye to eye , when the chil- dren shall all be taught of God . But further , we have prayed for the down ...
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... taught by the Pope and some others , we deem to be dangerous . God in his word , ( as protestants think ) hath called it the mystery of iniquity ; and the Pope , who taught it , the man of sin . Therefore , in order to prevent the ...
... taught by the Pope and some others , we deem to be dangerous . God in his word , ( as protestants think ) hath called it the mystery of iniquity ; and the Pope , who taught it , the man of sin . Therefore , in order to prevent the ...
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... taught in plain words ; and parables show how they stand connected the one with the other , so as to illustrate facts . If we were to criticise on them , and ( as a Scotch divine ob- served , ) try to make them go on all fours , we ...
... taught in plain words ; and parables show how they stand connected the one with the other , so as to illustrate facts . If we were to criticise on them , and ( as a Scotch divine ob- served , ) try to make them go on all fours , we ...
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Page 211 - His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
Page 54 - For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
Page 156 - So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness : and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Page 211 - Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven.
Page 21 - GOD from all eternity did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass : yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures, nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established.
Page 120 - And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
Page 259 - Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you ? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
Page 211 - If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; if they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
Page 244 - I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man : but I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Page 78 - He answered and said unto them, 'Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.