Essays on Some of the Peculiarities of the Christian ReligionW. Baxter, 1825 - 285 pages |
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... duties , must know , that a large proportion of them require to be incessantly reminded , that this life is not the whole of their existence ; though the doc- trine be one which is " expressly declared " in their religion ; and that ...
... duties , must know , that a large proportion of them require to be incessantly reminded , that this life is not the whole of their existence ; though the doc- trine be one which is " expressly declared " in their religion ; and that ...
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... duty - something , consequently , which he would not deserve punishment for omitting . This obvious rule of justice every one assents to in human affairs : no positive rewards are proposed to men by legislators for merely ful- filling ...
... duty - something , consequently , which he would not deserve punishment for omitting . This obvious rule of justice every one assents to in human affairs : no positive rewards are proposed to men by legislators for merely ful- filling ...
Page 73
... duty to do , " and who can have consequently no merit to boast . It may be said , indeed , and with truth , that the creatures of a benevolent Deity may rea- sonably expect , that he should provide for the enjoyment or comfort at least ...
... duty to do , " and who can have consequently no merit to boast . It may be said , indeed , and with truth , that the creatures of a benevolent Deity may rea- sonably expect , that he should provide for the enjoyment or comfort at least ...
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... : but since God has a strict claim upon him for the practice of every duty , no one can in his sight set up the plea of merit , or boast of his services . Some , however , may urge , that immortal happiness Future state . 77.
... : but since God has a strict claim upon him for the practice of every duty , no one can in his sight set up the plea of merit , or boast of his services . Some , however , may urge , that immortal happiness Future state . 77.
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... duty , will generally be found , those of them at least whose lives are the most correct , to dislike or under - rate that Gospel , which so plainly teaches us to plead only the merits of another ; and to consi- der Christianity as less ...
... duty , will generally be found , those of them at least whose lives are the most correct , to dislike or under - rate that Gospel , which so plainly teaches us to plead only the merits of another ; and to consi- der Christianity as less ...
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Page 251 - Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Page 210 - Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness...
Page 140 - Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard, in that he feared...
Page 117 - See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil, in that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, and His statutes, and His judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply : and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Page 114 - If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD...
Page 108 - And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites : and it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them...
Page 118 - I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing : therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live : that thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey His voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto Him ; (for He is thy life, and the length of thy days...
Page 102 - I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
Page 102 - O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever ! Go say to them, Get you into your tents again.
Page 100 - And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed : I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.