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... passage of Scripture , let us , my brethren , endeavor to turn them to practical account . A great majority of us are professors of Christianity . Does the description given in the text suit us ? Have we any satisfactory evidence that ...
... passage of Scripture , let us , my brethren , endeavor to turn them to practical account . A great majority of us are professors of Christianity . Does the description given in the text suit us ? Have we any satisfactory evidence that ...
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... passage is that which the principles of a strict exegesis seem to require ; and it is free from many difficulties which attend interpreting the passage according to our received translation . " Elect , " in the sense of eternally chosen ...
... passage is that which the principles of a strict exegesis seem to require ; and it is free from many difficulties which attend interpreting the passage according to our received translation . " Elect , " in the sense of eternally chosen ...
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... passage of Scripture , our atten- tion must be directed , -I . To the blessings acknowledged ; and ,. II . To the acknowledgment of these blessings . The blessings acknowledged are these : ( 1. ) the privilege of being the children of ...
... passage of Scripture , our atten- tion must be directed , -I . To the blessings acknowledged ; and ,. II . To the acknowledgment of these blessings . The blessings acknowledged are these : ( 1. ) the privilege of being the children of ...
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... passage , thus interpreted , contains in it a beautiful and in- structive comparison , or rather contrast , of the ... passages is striking - Ch . i . 6 , 8 , —iv ( i . e . ἐσχάτῳ καιρῷ ) ἀγαλλιᾶσθε χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ καὶ δεδοξασμένη . Ch ...
... passage , thus interpreted , contains in it a beautiful and in- structive comparison , or rather contrast , of the ... passages is striking - Ch . i . 6 , 8 , —iv ( i . e . ἐσχάτῳ καιρῷ ) ἀγαλλιᾶσθε χαρᾷ ἀνεκλαλήτῳ καὶ δεδοξασμένη . Ch ...
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... passage be- fore us . The apostolical assertion then is , Christians are exposed in the present state to numerous and varied afflictions , and these numer- ous and varied afflictions are trials of the reality and strength of their faith ...
... passage be- fore us . The apostolical assertion then is , Christians are exposed in the present state to numerous and varied afflictions , and these numer- ous and varied afflictions are trials of the reality and strength of their faith ...
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