Elements of Moral Philosophy, Volume 1Duncan, 1826 - Christian ethics |
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... righteousness shall they be exalted . " Without this light we should have been for ever without the delight which we now feel in the knowledge of the divine character and per- fections ; without that comfort and peace which we now enjoy ...
... righteousness shall they be exalted . " Without this light we should have been for ever without the delight which we now feel in the knowledge of the divine character and per- fections ; without that comfort and peace which we now enjoy ...
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... righteousness . Remember , besides , that He in whose presence you live and move , and have your being , is your father and your friend ; who , in his love and in his pity , sent his Son to die the death of the cross for your salvation ...
... righteousness . Remember , besides , that He in whose presence you live and move , and have your being , is your father and your friend ; who , in his love and in his pity , sent his Son to die the death of the cross for your salvation ...
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... righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom . Thou , Lord , in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth ; and the heavens are the works of thine hands ; they shall perish , but thou remainest ; and they all shall wax old as ...
... righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom . Thou , Lord , in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth ; and the heavens are the works of thine hands ; they shall perish , but thou remainest ; and they all shall wax old as ...
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... act or conduct his government with- out a constant regard to the wisdom and righteousness of his nature . He who is infinitely perfect cannot do any thing from caprice , cannot do any thing but 162 Of the Power and Dominion of God .
... act or conduct his government with- out a constant regard to the wisdom and righteousness of his nature . He who is infinitely perfect cannot do any thing from caprice , cannot do any thing but 162 Of the Power and Dominion of God .
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... righteousness and strength . " To the christian , all the varied scenes of nature , all the effects of divine power , may be con- templated with joy , as the operation of his Father's hand , and as suggesting to him an inheritance still ...
... righteousness and strength . " To the christian , all the varied scenes of nature , all the effects of divine power , may be con- templated with joy , as the operation of his Father's hand , and as suggesting to him an inheritance still ...
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Page 483 - Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Page 198 - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that JESUS CHRIST came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Page 333 - For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Page 112 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me, Even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from theet But the night shineth as the day. The darkness and the...
Page 342 - What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet...
Page 298 - Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and He chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
Page 301 - What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: and that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory...
Page 468 - And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Page 124 - God forbid that I should justify you : till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Page 110 - Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.