| Augustus Toplady - 1825 - 498 pages
...the church, who justly affirms, on one hand, that " The godly consideration of predestination, and of our election in Christ, is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort to godly persons (^) ; takes care, on the other, to remind her children, in the second homily on alms-giving, that it... | |
| Thomas Williams (Calvinist preacher) - 1825 - 972 pages
...is full of sweet, Peasant, aud unspeakable comfort to Mly persons, and sucli as feel in them«l>es laid unto the root of the trees : every tree therefore which bringeth not forth "rthly members, and drawing up their roinrl to high and heavenly things ; as well u because it doth... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - 1825 - 512 pages
...the only begotten Jesus Christ ; the; walk religiously in good Works, and at length, by God's Mercy, they attain to everlasting felicity. As the godly consideration of Predestination and Election in Christ is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort to godly Persons, and such as... | |
| John Fry - 1825 - 642 pages
...answered the description of those persons in Article XVII., to whom the doctrine of predestination and of our election in Christ is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort, " as well because it doth greatly establish and confirm their faith of eternal salvation to be enjoyed... | |
| sir George Pretyman Tomline (bart, bp. of Winchester.) - 1826 - 582 pages
...ONLY BEGOTTEN SON JESUS CHRIST : THEY WALK RELIGIOUSLY IN GOOD WORKS ; AND AT LENGTH BY GOD'S MERCY THEY ATTAIN TO EVERLASTING FELICITY. AS THE GODLY...THE FLESH, AND THEIR EARTHLY MEMBERS, AND DRAWING V9 THEIR MIND TO HIGH AND HEAVENLY THINGS ; AS WELL BECAUSE IT DOTH GREATLY ESTABLISH AND CONFIRM THEIR... | |
| 1874 - 352 pages
...assent and consent. The following quotation expresses a sentiment the very opposite to yours:— " The godly consideration of predestination, and our...flesh and their earthly members, and drawing up their minds to high and heavenly things, as well because it doth greatly establish and confirm their faith... | |
| 1890 - 1460 pages
...only begotten Son Jesus Christ ; they walk religiously in good works, and at length by God's mercy they attain to everlasting felicity. " As the Godly...unspeakable comfort to godly persons and such as feel hi themselves the working of the spirit of Christ, mortifying the works of the flesh and their earthly... | |
| Church congress - 1889 - 612 pages
...a splendid relationship with God, and, it may be added, with the elect angels. Our Article says : " The godly consideration of Predestination and our...pleasant, and unspeakable comfort to godly persons." And so it is. To have been thought of and loved by God, long, long before the foundations of the earth... | |
| Walter Arthur Copinger - 1889 - 776 pages
...only begotton Son Jesus Christ ; they walk religiously in good works, and at length, by God's mercy, they attain to everlasting felicity. As the godly...consideration of predestination, and our election in 1 Predestination is always used in Scripture in a good sense ; no persons are said to be predestinated... | |
| Charles Holland - 1891 - 328 pages
...sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ.' Thus, as our Article says, a ' godly consideration of our election is full of sweet, pleasant, and unspeakable comfort...as feel in themselves the working of the Spirit of God.' That the ungodly consideration of this doctrine may make some say, ' If I am elect, I shall be... | |
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