Essays on the Distinguishing Traits of Christian CharacterDodge & Sayre, 1813 - 230 pages |
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... XII . Love to the Brethren , - 176 ESSAY XIII . Non - conformity to the World , 184 ESSAY XIV . Growth in Grace , 196 ESSAY XV . Practical Obedience , 208 Conclusion , 223 INTRODUCTION . - THERE is a hope that is as iv Contents .
... XII . Love to the Brethren , - 176 ESSAY XIII . Non - conformity to the World , 184 ESSAY XIV . Growth in Grace , 196 ESSAY XV . Practical Obedience , 208 Conclusion , 223 INTRODUCTION . - THERE is a hope that is as iv Contents .
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... hope of the Christian is founded on evi- dence . The disciple of Jesus is ready to give an answer to every one that asketh him a REASON of the hope that is in him . He is born of the incor- ruptible seed . His hope maketh not ashamed ...
... hope of the Christian is founded on evi- dence . The disciple of Jesus is ready to give an answer to every one that asketh him a REASON of the hope that is in him . He is born of the incor- ruptible seed . His hope maketh not ashamed ...
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... hope of the divine favour , who will at last be confound- ed with disappointment , and sunk deep in despair . Let the reader , therefore , sit down to the follow- ing pages with this solemn question before him : Am I the friend of God ...
... hope of the divine favour , who will at last be confound- ed with disappointment , and sunk deep in despair . Let the reader , therefore , sit down to the follow- ing pages with this solemn question before him : Am I the friend of God ...
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... an alien from the commonwealth of Israel ; a stranger from the covenants of promise : and though he may che- rish a delusive hope , is without God in the world . ESSAY II . FORM OF RELIGION . cc " MANY 14 Visible Morality .
... an alien from the commonwealth of Israel ; a stranger from the covenants of promise : and though he may che- rish a delusive hope , is without God in the world . ESSAY II . FORM OF RELIGION . cc " MANY 14 Visible Morality .
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... hope , formalists con- tinue to cherish their deception , by substituting the appearance for the reality , till their decep- tion , their hope , and their irksome forms vanish together , and leave them amid the wailings of the eternal ...
... hope , formalists con- tinue to cherish their deception , by substituting the appearance for the reality , till their decep- tion , their hope , and their irksome forms vanish together , and leave them amid the wailings of the eternal ...
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Page 198 - He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall; but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Page 90 - Now 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. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of : but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
Page 46 - Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us; because he hath given us of his Spirit.
Page 187 - 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 77 - O thou bounteous giver of all good, Thou art of all thy gifts thyself the crown ! Give what thou canst, without thee we are poor ; And with thee rich, take what thou wilt away.
Page 138 - Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory ; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Page 158 - I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Page 70 - 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 215 - They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Page 195 - I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.