The Economy of the Covenants Between God and Man: Comprehending a Complete Body of Divinity, Volume 1T. Tegg, 1837 - Covenant theology |
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... obedience . Again , if not to obey God is good in nature , then , it follows , God can command that none may obey him . A proposition not only inconsiderate , but also con- tradictory . For to command , is to bind one to obedience . To ...
... obedience . Again , if not to obey God is good in nature , then , it follows , God can command that none may obey him . A proposition not only inconsiderate , but also con- tradictory . For to command , is to bind one to obedience . To ...
Page 45
... obedience to the divine precept , than in the en- joyment of the most delightful thing in the world . 4. That man was not yet arrived at the utmost pitch of happiness , but to expect a still greater good after his course of obedience ...
... obedience to the divine precept , than in the en- joyment of the most delightful thing in the world . 4. That man was not yet arrived at the utmost pitch of happiness , but to expect a still greater good after his course of obedience ...
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... obedience does in the first place , sup- obedience pose the most exact preservation of that original and consists . primitive holiness , in which man was created . For , as we have already said , God , by this law , does above all ...
... obedience does in the first place , sup- obedience pose the most exact preservation of that original and consists . primitive holiness , in which man was created . For , as we have already said , God , by this law , does above all ...
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... obedience , even in the state of innocence , a right to life . He was only in a state of acquiring a right , which would at length be actually acquired , when he could say , I could have fulfilled the conditions of the covenant , I have ...
... obedience , even in the state of innocence , a right to life . He was only in a state of acquiring a right , which would at length be actually acquired , when he could say , I could have fulfilled the conditions of the covenant , I have ...
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... obedience , but only denouncing destruction if he did not obey , Gen. ii . 17. " For this he assigns . the following reason : Moreover , the reason why God at that time would be obeyed , without proposing almost any general re- ward ...
... obedience , but only denouncing destruction if he did not obey , Gen. ii . 17. " For this he assigns . the following reason : Moreover , the reason why God at that time would be obeyed , without proposing almost any general re- ward ...
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