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... moral industry , he thinks true , whether he hits upon the right or no , because he hath a mind desirous of truth ... morality , which God always accepts . ' This is admirable . But it is melancholy to think , that we have so long been ...
... moral industry , he thinks true , whether he hits upon the right or no , because he hath a mind desirous of truth ... morality , which God always accepts . ' This is admirable . But it is melancholy to think , that we have so long been ...
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... moral government of God , of the immortality of man , of the purpose of the present life , of the character here to be formed , and of our condition in a future state as depending on our present conduct . There are many , indeed , to be ...
... moral government of God , of the immortality of man , of the purpose of the present life , of the character here to be formed , and of our condition in a future state as depending on our present conduct . There are many , indeed , to be ...
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... moral con- duct of men , with the belief of a future state of rewards and punishments . Where this exists , it gives strength and efficacy to every other proper principle ; and , where it is wanting , no great effects are to be expected ...
... moral con- duct of men , with the belief of a future state of rewards and punishments . Where this exists , it gives strength and efficacy to every other proper principle ; and , where it is wanting , no great effects are to be expected ...
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... moral government of God , and a future state ; such a one , for instance , as Lord Herbert of Cherbury . To this it may be re- plied , in the first place , that such instances are rare ; and that the reception of what we regard as the ...
... moral government of God , and a future state ; such a one , for instance , as Lord Herbert of Cherbury . To this it may be re- plied , in the first place , that such instances are rare ; and that the reception of what we regard as the ...
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... moral goodness , and that the rejection of the peculiar doctrines of our opponents is as culpable as the rejection of Christianity , we may assent to this , when we are convinced , first , that these doctrines are true ; next , that ...
... moral goodness , and that the rejection of the peculiar doctrines of our opponents is as culpable as the rejection of Christianity , we may assent to this , when we are convinced , first , that these doctrines are true ; next , that ...
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Page 186 - 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 170 - Man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all ability of will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation; so as a natural man, being altogether averse from that good, and dead in sin, is not able, by his own strength, to convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto.
Page 191 - The condition of man, after the fall of Adam, is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God : wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will.
Page 146 - Against revolted multitudes the cause Of truth, in word mightier than they in arms ; And for the testimony of truth hast borne Universal reproach, far worse to bear Than- violence ; for this was all thy care, To stand approved in sight of God, though worlds Judged thee perverse...
Page 200 - I have trodden the wine-press alone ; and of the people there was none with me : for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury, and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and 1 will stain all my raiment.
Page 257 - For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again; this charge I have received from my Father.
Page 185 - The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself, but for his posterity, all mankind descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first transgression.
Page 243 - But it is a miracle, that a dead man should come to life; because that has never been observed in any age or country.
Page 178 - So that, thus it is that natural men are held in the hand of God, over the pit of hell ; they have deserved the fiery pit, and are already sentenced to it; and God is dreadfully provoked, his anger is as great towards them as to those that are actually suffering: the executions of the fierceness of his wrath in hell, and they have done nothing in the least to appease or abate that anger, neither is...
Page 244 - I am the better pleased with the method of reasoning here delivered, as I think it may serve to confound those dangerous friends or disguised enemies to the Christian religion who have undertaken to defend it by the principles of human l* Novum Organum lib. ii. aph. 29. reason. Our most holy religion is founded on faith, not on reason; and it is a sure method of exposing it to put it to such a trial as it is by no means fitted to endure.