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Page 94 - Original Sin standeth not in the following of Adam, (as the Pelagians do vainly talk;) but it is the fault and corruption of the Nature of every man, that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam; whereby man is very far gone from original righteousness, and is of his own nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth always contrary to the spirit; and therefore in every person born into this world, it deserveth God's wrath and damnation.
Page 76 - Except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God,
Page 65 - My ground and belief is, that there is but one God and one mediator between God and man...
Page 149 - And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
Page 103 - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that JESUS CHRIST came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Page 85 - So we interpret the precept which commands us to cut off a right hand, or pluck out a right eye.
Page 54 - And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the Lord of Hosts.
Page 18 - Depart from me, ye curfed, into everlafting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels...
Page 3 - For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds; cast down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.