 | William Mason - 1765 - 522 pages
...he is faithful that promised," Heb. x. 23. DEC. 21. — That we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us. — Heb. vi. 18. Man is equally fallen from God as the devil. There is only this difference between... | |
 | 1805 - 590 pages
...immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope set before us ; which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the vail, whither the forerunner... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1801 - 138 pages
...own apprehension, as " poor, and miserable, and wretched, and blind, and "naked," as when we first " fled for refuge to lay hold " on the hope set before us." The degree and order of these experiences, desires, and affection?, vary : but 'the nature of them... | |
 | William Mason - 1803 - 400 pages
...come to the fullest enjoyment of God and the Lamb above. That we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope set before us. ...Heb. vi. 18. • MAN is equally fallen from God with'the devil. There is only this difference between... | |
 | Alexander Macwhorter - 1803 - 488 pages
...immutable things, in which it is impossible *" for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled " for refuge, to lay hold on the hope set before us." All these oaths and promises of consolation and hope, to what purpose can they serve, if a knowledge... | |
 | John Smalley - 1803 - 448 pages
...should be saved ; but that they should thus endure, they could only depend Upon themselves. After having fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us, whatever assurance they might have of this, their strong consolation must still be grounded on the... | |
 | William Mason - 1803 - 402 pages
...come to the fullest enjoyment of God and the Lamb above. That we might have strong consolation, tcho have fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope set before us....Heb. vi. 18. MAN is equally fallen from Clod with the devil. There is only this difference between... | |
 | Joseph Bellamy - 1804 - 454 pages
...God has been pleased to confirm by an oath, to the intent roe might have strong eansolotion, who hove fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope set before us. He has said, He that belicceth shall be saved, and he' has confirmed it by an oath, to remove all doubt,... | |
 | John Fletcher - 1804 - 444 pages
...his word and his oath] " we might have strong consolation, who have Bed for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us, which hope .we have as an anchor of thesoiil, both sure and stedl'ast." When 'the faithful minister has rooted' up every fulse hope,... | |
 | William Giles - 1804 - 280 pages
...adapted to counteract its pernicious influence, and to administer strong consolation to those that have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them in the gospel. What objection of unbelief has not divine goodness-anticipated and completely answered?... | |
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His counsel, confirmed it by an oath ; "that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the Hope set before us... 
