 | William Bates - Presbyterianism - 1815 - 586 pages
...a promise, and cannot be rightly conceived without the most ardent affections. " This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners." 1 Tim. 1. 15. It is essentially good, as true; its sweetness and profit are equal... | |
 | Isabella Graham - Christian biography - 1816 - 428 pages
...hold on the hope set before you, so as to obtain peace and comfort; you did not account it a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, even the chief; you did not realise the invitation, Look unto me, all the ends of... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1816 - 406 pages
...sin so well deserves? The gospel will quiet our fears by such declarations as these. " This is a true saying, and worthy " of all acceptation ; that JESUS CHRIST " came into the world to save sinners." " If any man sin, we have an advocate with " theFather, even JESUS CHRIST the rights'**... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - Christian biography - 1816 - 566 pages
...Testament by God's special provi" dence, I met with those words of the apostle St Paul, « This ii a true saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that " Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, inheresf ** I am chief. O most sweet and comfortable sentence " to my soul! This one... | |
 | William Russel - Bible - 1816 - 122 pages
...every part of the Bible for edification and for comfort. He is capable of embracing that " faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation," that " Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners." — He is capable of believing that " God is love" — that He is " about his path,... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 616 pages
...confession is made unto salvation." True faith includes accepting the gospel. 1 Tim. i. 14, 15. " And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with...is in Christ Jesus. This is a faithful saying, and teorthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners ; of whom I am chief."... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1817 - 568 pages
...Tim. i. 13. " Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious. But I obtained mercy ; and the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." . The Redeemer is glorified, in that he proves sufficient to redeem those who are exceeding... | |
 | George Burder - 1818 - 332 pages
...chapter the first, and the fourteenth verse, says,—after mentioning his former depravity and guilt, " the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." He was surprised and astonished when he reflected on the free favour of God, bestowed upon... | |
 | Robert Balfour - Sermons, English - 1819 - 228 pages
...putting me in" to the ministry; who was before a blasphemer, " and a persecutor and injurious : and the grace " of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with " faith and love which is in Christ Jesus ? How" beit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me " first Jesus Christ might shew forth... | |
 | John Cennick - 1819 - 540 pages
...grounded, namely, our Saviour's coming from heaven into the world to save sinners. " This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners." This doctrine is properly the substance of the whole gospel, and is every where taught... | |
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Lord who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious ; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord was exceeding... 
