An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People Called QuakersThomas Tegg, ... R. M. Tims, Dublin; and R. Griffin and Company Glasgow., 1826 - 558 pages |
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... matter ; for I act not here the Grammarian , or the Orator , but the Chris- tian ; and therefore in this I have followed the certain rule of the Divine Light , and of the Holy Scriptures . And to make an end ; what I have written , is ...
... matter ; for I act not here the Grammarian , or the Orator , but the Chris- tian ; and therefore in this I have followed the certain rule of the Divine Light , and of the Holy Scriptures . And to make an end ; what I have written , is ...
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... matter of reproach . Where- as of old none were ever judged Christians , but such as had the Spirit of Christ , Rom . viii . 9. But now many do boldly call themselves Christians , who make no difficulty of confessing they are without it ...
... matter of reproach . Where- as of old none were ever judged Christians , but such as had the Spirit of Christ , Rom . viii . 9. But now many do boldly call themselves Christians , who make no difficulty of confessing they are without it ...
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... matters not how great and high specu- lations the natural man entertains of God , so long as he serves his own lusts and passions , and is obedi- ent to his evil suggestions and temptations . Thus Christianity is become as it were an ...
... matters not how great and high specu- lations the natural man entertains of God , so long as he serves his own lusts and passions , and is obedi- ent to his evil suggestions and temptations . Thus Christianity is become as it were an ...
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... matter under de- bate , thus : If that which appertaineth properly to man , can- not be discerned by any lower or baser principle than the spirit of man ; then cannot those things , that properly relate unto God and Christ , be known or ...
... matter under de- bate , thus : If that which appertaineth properly to man , can- not be discerned by any lower or baser principle than the spirit of man ; then cannot those things , that properly relate unto God and Christ , be known or ...
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... matters spirit- ual , as some will needs do ? May it not be com- plained of all such , as the Lord did of old concern- ing Israel by the prophets , Jer . ii . 13. For my peo- ple have committed two evils , they have forsaken me , the ...
... matters spirit- ual , as some will needs do ? May it not be com- plained of all such , as the Lord did of old concern- ing Israel by the prophets , Jer . ii . 13. For my peo- ple have committed two evils , they have forsaken me , the ...
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Page 544 - But I say unto you that whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery; and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Page 557 - An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Page 481 - Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days : which are a shadow of things to come ; but the body is of Christ.
Page 407 - I am weary with my groaning ; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
Page 121 - But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Page 322 - For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
Page 49 - As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord ; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
Page 225 - I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you.
Page 253 - But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
Page 475 - Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep ; and, as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. 10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and, embracing him, said, Trouble not yourselves ; for his life is in him. 11 When he, therefore, was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.