Aids to reflection in the formation of a manly character on the several grounds of prudence, morality and religionTaylor and Hessey, 1825 - 404 pages |
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Allan Cunningham answer APHORISM Apostle Arminians Article assertion Baptism believe Bishop Calvinistic cause character Christ Christian Church common Conscience consequences contradiction conviction Death Deist distinct Divine doctrine EDITOR effect especially evil existence express fact faculty faith Father fear feel former Gospel grace ground hath heart Holy human Idea Infant Baptism instance Instinct Irenæus Jeremy Taylor knowledge language lastly latter LEIGHTON Light ligion likewise Mankind means ment metaphorical mind moral Mystery Nature necessity neral ness notion object Original Original Sin outward Pantheism Paul perfect perfect law person Philosophy present principle proof proper prudence purpose question racter Reader reality Reason Redemption reflection Religion religious respecting scheme Scripture seek sense sophism soul speak speculative Reason Spirit suppose Taylor term Tertullian thing thou thought tion tism true truth tural uncon Understanding virtue words World
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Page 305 - For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of GOD, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
Page 126 - For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God : and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the Gospel of God? 18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
Page 251 - And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life...
Page 66 - He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His Commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Page 12 - Lord, with what care hast thou begirt us round ! Parents first season us ; then schoolmasters Deliver us to laws ; they send us bound To rules of reason, holy messengers, Pulpits and Sundays, sorrow dogging sin, Afflictions sorted, anguish of all sizes, Fine nets and stratagems to catch us in, Bibles laid open, millions of surprises ; Blessings beforehand, ties of gratefulness, The sound of Glory ringing in our ears : Without, our shame j within, our consciences ; Angels and grace, eternal hopes...
Page 401 - The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the grave shall hear his voice, and shall come forth : they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation...
Page 99 - And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
Page 207 - And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul, the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Page 128 - Philip saith unto Him, LORD, show us the FATHER, and it sufficeth us. JESUS saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known Me, Philip ? he that hath seen Me hath seen the FATHER ; and how sayest thou then, Show us the FATHER...
Page 41 - If in this life only we have hope, we are of all men most miserable.