The Christian's Great Interest: In Two PartsWilliam Collins, 1833 - 252 pages |
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Page 62
... speaking little in the commendation of religion to others , especially in the time of their straits , I shall speak a little respecting two things of the greatest concern the one is , How a person shall know if he hath a true and ...
... speaking little in the commendation of religion to others , especially in the time of their straits , I shall speak a little respecting two things of the greatest concern the one is , How a person shall know if he hath a true and ...
Page 64
... speak more directly to this afterwards . A godly man may argue thus , Whosoever receive Christ are justly reputed the children of God : " But as many as received him , to them gave he power to become the sons of God ; " but I have ...
... speak more directly to this afterwards . A godly man may argue thus , Whosoever receive Christ are justly reputed the children of God : " But as many as received him , to them gave he power to become the sons of God ; " but I have ...
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... speaking in the Scripture is Judge of all controversies : To the law and to the testimony ; if they speak not ac- cording to this word , it is because there is no light in them ; " and of this also , whether a man be sav- ingly in ...
... speaking in the Scripture is Judge of all controversies : To the law and to the testimony ; if they speak not ac- cording to this word , it is because there is no light in them ; " and of this also , whether a man be sav- ingly in ...
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... speak directly of it afterwards . The fifth thing that helpeth much to keep men in the dark respecting their interest in Christ is , they pitch upon some mutable grounds , which are not so apposite proofs of the truth of an interest in ...
... speak directly of it afterwards . The fifth thing that helpeth much to keep men in the dark respecting their interest in Christ is , they pitch upon some mutable grounds , which are not so apposite proofs of the truth of an interest in ...
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... speak of this preparatory work of the law as a negative mark of a true interest in Christ , as if none might lay claim to God's favour who have not had this preparatory work , in the several steps , as we are to speak of it ; for , as ...
... speak of this preparatory work of the law as a negative mark of a true interest in Christ , as if none might lay claim to God's favour who have not had this preparatory work , in the several steps , as we are to speak of it ; for , as ...
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Page 124 - But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him , how dwelleth the love of God in him ? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue ; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
Page 229 - Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth : and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt ; and serve ye the LORD.
Page 183 - We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement ; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us : for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves...
Page 63 - The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
Page 92 - When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
Page 240 - Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth : for I am God, and there is none else. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Page 131 - If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus...
Page 128 - It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended or is made weak.
Page 206 - Which thing I also did in Jerusalem; and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests ; and when they were put to death, 1 gave my voice against them. And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Page 217 - Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. When I said, "My foot slippeth;" thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.