Elements of sacred truth for the young, Issue 354William Whyte and Company, 1844 - 105 pages |
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Page 50 - Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations. and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Page 81 - How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
Page 31 - If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father, Which is in heaven, give good gifts to them that ask Him?
Page 86 - My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
Page 5 - Man's Responsibility ; the nature and Extent of the Atonement ; and the Work of the Holy Spirit ; in reply to Mr. Howard Hinton and the Baptist Midland Association.
Page 37 - ... The distance of the stars," says Sir John Herschel, " cannot be so small as 4,800,000,000 radii of the earth, or 19,200,000,000,000 miles ;— how much larger it may be we know not." Of such distances we can form no conception, except in a very slight degree, by the following computation : — Light is known to travel at the rate of 192,000 miles in a second ; — now light, to reach us from the nearest of the fixed stars, would require three years at the lowest computation, — some say six....
Page 5 - Melancthon been less scholastic, and on some points more decided, his comment, with it' noble prolegomena, might have held as high a place as any. But as the case is, Calvin and Haldane stand alone— the possessors, as expositors of this Epistle, of nearly equal honours. . . . The two, taken together, will come near our conception of a perfect commentary ; and the reader, who wishes completely to master the doctrine of justification as developed by Paul, we strongly recommend to study them both.
Page 3 - THE MANUAL OF FAMILY AND PRIVATE DEVOTION; CONSISTING OF PRAYERS ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. By the Rev.
Page 3 - History of Providence, as manifested in Scripture, or facts from Scripture illustrative of the Government of God : with a Defence of the Doctrine of Providence, and an Examination of the Philosophy of Dr.
Page 87 - And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.