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Christian Doctrine of Sin by Tulloch, John (1823-1886)
... ,” prevails, and the sinful act is consummated. Paradise is lost; the ideal approven by the higher nature vanishes ...
Spirit of Love by Law, William (1686-1761)
THE FIRST DIALOGUE BETWEEN Theogenes, Eusebius, and Theophilus. Theogenes. Dear Theophilus, this Gentleman is Eusebius, a very valuable and worthy Curate in my Neighbourhood; he would not let me wait any longer for your second Letter of the Spirit of Love, nor be content till I consented to our making you this Visit.
Selected Sermons of George Whitefield by Whitefield, George (1714-1770)
Christ the Support of the Tempted Matthew 6:13 — “Lead us not into temptation.” The great and important duty which is incumbent on Christians, is to guard against all appearance of evil; to watch against the first risings in the heart to evil; and to have a guard upon our actions, that they may not be sinful, or so much as seem to be so.
Song of Songs of Solomon / Explanations and Reflections having Reference to the Interior Life by Guyon, Madame Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Mothe (1647-1717)
VERSE 1. By night on my bed, I sought him whom my soul loveth; I sought him but I found him not. The soul, finding that the Bridegroom does not grant her a favor which she surely counted on, as he had formerly bestowed it when she did not hope for it, is astonished at his prolonged absence.
NPNF-212. Leo the Great, Gregory the Great by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
I. The mystery of the Incarnation demands our joy. Let us be glad in the Lord, dearly-beloved, and rejoice with spiritual joy that there has dawned for us the day of ever-new redemption, of ancient preparation Præparationis (viz.
Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 16: 1870 by Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1834-1892)
"I know Whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which Ihave committed unto Him against that day." 2 Timothy 1:12. IN the style of these Apostolic words there is a positiveness most refreshing in this age of doubt.
Works of James Arminius, Vol. 3 by Arminius, Jacobus (1560-1609)
"WE TEACH THAT THE GREATEST PART OF THE HUMAN RACE ARE LEFT WITHOUT CHRIST AND WITHOUT ANY SAVING GRACE." The meaning of this allegation, is that God, by His own eternal and immutable decree, has determined, of His mere will to elect some, but to reprobate others, and those the more numerous.
History of Dogma - Volume IV by Harnack, Adolf (1851-1930)
Cyril died in the year 444; there were in his own party some who so far as he was concerned had never forgiven him the union of 433 which had led Cyril to agree to the expression “δύο φύσεις”.
Grounds and Reasons of Christian Regeneration by Law, William (1686-1761)
I should reckon it a matter of great importance, if I knew how to bespeak the serious attention of the reader to one of the greatest articles of the Christian religion, and of the greatest concern to himself.
NPNF1-09. St. Chrysostom: On the Priesthood; Ascetic Treatises; Select Homilies and Letters; Homilies on the Statutes by Schaff, Philip (1819-1893)
. Recapitulation of former exhortations. Sin brought death and grief into the world, and they tend to its cure. Grief serviceable only for the destruction of sin.