Nine Sermons on the Decrees and Agency of GodEcclesiastical Board of Trustees, 1839 - 170 pages |
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... universe , or secure the high- est sum of holiness and happiness among intelli- gent beings . And in this he cannot possibly be mistaken . Before he began to create , when all possible systems were before his mind , he could not but ...
... universe , or secure the high- est sum of holiness and happiness among intelli- gent beings . And in this he cannot possibly be mistaken . Before he began to create , when all possible systems were before his mind , he could not but ...
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... universe would suffer . If , therefore , the present system is not the best , it is not that which God prefers . If any event which takes place is not , on the whole , for the best , it takes place contrary to God's wish , -it takes ...
... universe would suffer . If , therefore , the present system is not the best , it is not that which God prefers . If any event which takes place is not , on the whole , for the best , it takes place contrary to God's wish , -it takes ...
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... universe would suffer by its introduc- tion ? To say that God does not know what is for the best , is to impeach the divine wisdom . Why , then , did he not prevent it ? Had he no choice about it ? Did he look on with indiffer- ence ...
... universe would suffer by its introduc- tion ? To say that God does not know what is for the best , is to impeach the divine wisdom . Why , then , did he not prevent it ? Had he no choice about it ? Did he look on with indiffer- ence ...
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... universe cannot render it uncer- tain , unless they can render it possible for God to know a thing and not know it , at the same time . A writer of some note , * does indeed say , that " a thing may either be or not be , notwithstanding ...
... universe cannot render it uncer- tain , unless they can render it possible for God to know a thing and not know it , at the same time . A writer of some note , * does indeed say , that " a thing may either be or not be , notwithstanding ...
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... universe , and that creatures do not move and act , but that they are so dependent upon God , that they never move and act any further , nor in any other way , than they are caused to move and act by the immediate operation of divine ...
... universe , and that creatures do not move and act , but that they are so dependent upon God , that they never move and act any further , nor in any other way , than they are caused to move and act by the immediate operation of divine ...
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Page 56 - And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes...
Page 20 - Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and the prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Page 41 - He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.
Page 51 - I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.
Page 43 - Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Page 39 - Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Page 56 - What then ? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for ; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded. (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear ;) unto this day.
Page 43 - A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you : and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. And i will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.
Page 52 - For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
Page 41 - He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle: and herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth...