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Page 15
... desires are indulged without remorse , or , at least , without any effective resistance . But this con- ception is not the faith of the mind . It is rather what the old writers would call a figment of the mind . The apostle adverts to ...
... desires are indulged without remorse , or , at least , without any effective resistance . But this con- ception is not the faith of the mind . It is rather what the old writers would call a figment of the mind . The apostle adverts to ...
Page 16
... desire , or an effort of imagination ; but if the man who does so have an unseeing eye towards the topic of his own personal sanctification , he has just as little of faith towards the former article as to- wards the latter , whatever ...
... desire , or an effort of imagination ; but if the man who does so have an unseeing eye towards the topic of his own personal sanctification , he has just as little of faith towards the former article as to- wards the latter , whatever ...
Page 18
... desires and urgencies of nature ? If the eye of faith , or of the understanding , be opened on some field of truth that is laid before it , it will not overlook the propinquities of this con- templation , while it only admits the ...
... desires and urgencies of nature ? If the eye of faith , or of the understanding , be opened on some field of truth that is laid before it , it will not overlook the propinquities of this con- templation , while it only admits the ...
Page 22
... desires - the absorption of all our interests and passions in the enjoyment of God - and the subordination of all we do , and of all we feel , to His glory , -these form the leading virtues of our pilgrimage , and in the very proportion ...
... desires - the absorption of all our interests and passions in the enjoyment of God - and the subordination of all we do , and of all we feel , to His glory , -these form the leading virtues of our pilgrimage , and in the very proportion ...
Page 27
... desire of com- panionship , for example , may find its abundant and full gratification in the society of a very few friends . And often may it happen of an individual , that his presence never tires - that his smile is the sunshine of a ...
... desire of com- panionship , for example , may find its abundant and full gratification in the society of a very few friends . And often may it happen of an individual , that his presence never tires - that his smile is the sunshine of a ...
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acceptance adverted affections alive altogether Antinomian apostle ARCHIBALD HALL argument Atheism atonement authority believe Bible bosom character Christian conceive conscience covenant darkness dead unto death delight demnation disciple distinct divine doctrine earnest earthly eleventh hour enjoyment enter eternity everlasting evidence faith fear feel felt give glory God's Godhead gospel grace guilt habit hath heart heaven hold holiness hope human influence Jesus Christ kingdom kingdom of God labour light live look Lord manifest matter ment mercy mind moral moral constitution nature ness never obedience object observation offer peace possession present principle regard rejoice rendered repentance Richard Baxter salvation sanctification Saviour Scripture secure self-examination sense sinner sins Sir MATTHEW HALE soul spirit stand sure taste terror Testament testimony things thought tion Treatise true truth understanding utter utterly virtue visible walk wherewith whole wisdom word
Popular passages
Page 15 - Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
Page 27 - To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.
Page 253 - Be it known unto you. therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins, and by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which they could not be justified by the law of Moses.
Page 160 - Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Page 290 - And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
Page 124 - The path of the just is as the shining light, which shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Page 135 - Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance ? But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God ; who will render to every man according to his deeds...
Page 113 - Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, doth, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavour after, new obedience.
Page 152 - But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held ; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.