Remains of Rev. Joshua Wells Downing ...G. Lane & P.P. Sandford, 1842 - 329 pages |
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... infinite wisdom , called him hence ; and he was called , we trust , to receive the reward reserved for the faithful when admitted to the church triumphant . His funeral services were attended by a large con- course , on the afternoon of ...
... infinite wisdom , called him hence ; and he was called , we trust , to receive the reward reserved for the faithful when admitted to the church triumphant . His funeral services were attended by a large con- course , on the afternoon of ...
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... infinite God has not been recog- nised in their promulgation ; he has stood aloof , and looked down with abhorrence upon those who have thus strayed from him in seeking out " many inventions . " But far different from this is the remark ...
... infinite God has not been recog- nised in their promulgation ; he has stood aloof , and looked down with abhorrence upon those who have thus strayed from him in seeking out " many inventions . " But far different from this is the remark ...
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... infinite ; how then can you diminish or exhaust them ? How can the sins of empires or of worlds subtract any thing from his omnipotence ? We may by sin impair our own powers , physical , intellectual , and moral ; we may even render ...
... infinite ; how then can you diminish or exhaust them ? How can the sins of empires or of worlds subtract any thing from his omnipotence ? We may by sin impair our own powers , physical , intellectual , and moral ; we may even render ...
Page 70
... infinite in resources to reward the virtuous , and to punish the vicious . So the whole community may indulge in wickedness till its pillars are all destroyed , and the social fabric falls , to crush beneath its cumbrous weight those ...
... infinite in resources to reward the virtuous , and to punish the vicious . So the whole community may indulge in wickedness till its pillars are all destroyed , and the social fabric falls , to crush beneath its cumbrous weight those ...
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... Infinite wisdom , justice , and love , were all employed in making the laws by which the universe is governed ; in these laws even mortals may behold these attributes of the Deity . By consequence , infinite wisdom must have fore- seen ...
... Infinite wisdom , justice , and love , were all employed in making the laws by which the universe is governed ; in these laws even mortals may behold these attributes of the Deity . By consequence , infinite wisdom must have fore- seen ...
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Page 156 - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Page 9 - Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Page 86 - O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Page 217 - If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
Page 113 - But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
Page 52 - Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him ? But ye have despised the poor.
Page 8 - But if our Gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Page 171 - Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Page 166 - As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.
Page 235 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, Which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.