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As we fell in Adam, we are saved in Christ. To deny the principle in the one case, is to deny it…
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In every system of theology, therefore, there is a chapter De libero arbitrio. This is a question which every theologian finds in…
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He [man] knows that when he is not what he ought to be; when he does what he ought not to do;…
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If, unable to solve the mysteries of Providence, we plunge into Atheism, we only increase a thousand fold the darkness by which…
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Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather "giving of thanks" (Eph. 5:4).…
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To be in Christ is the source of the Christian life; to be like Christ is the sum of his excellence; to…
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There is no form of conviction more intimate and irresistible than that which arises from the inward teaching of the Spirit.
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Our duty, privilege, and security are in believing, not in knowing; in trusting God, and not our own understanding. They are to…
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Faith is not a blind, irrational conviction. In order to believe, we must know what we believe, and the grounds on which…
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The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in the brotherhood;…
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It is a thoroughly anti-Christian doctrine that the Spirit of God, and therefore the life and governing power of the Church, resides…
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The Galatians are severely censured for giving heed to false doctrines, and are called to pronounce even an apostle anathema, if he…
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Driven from every other corner of the earth, freedom of thought and the right of private judgment in matters of conscience direct…
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[I]t is impossible for those, who believe in the truth of Christianity, as a divine revelation, to doubt, that it is the…
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The idea of what the public will think prevents the public from ever thinking at all, and acts as a spell on…
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If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith…
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All violation of established practice implies in its own nature a rejection of the common opinion, a defiance of common censure, and…
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The right of conscience and private judgment is unalienable, and it is truly the interest of all mankind to unite themselves into…
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