An Inquiry Into the Nature, Symptoms, and Effects of Religious Declension: With the Means of RecoveryNathan Kite, 1832 - 137 páginas |
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apostle apostle Paul appear awakened BACKSLIDING SPIRIT blessing censure character Christian professor committed conduct confess conscience contrary David death DECLENSION deeds defiled denominate departure from God departure of heart effect Ephesus evil FACE unto faith fall fallen favourable fear fect forgive Galatians God's gospel gross immoralities guilt hand hath heal heaven holy Holy Spirit honour hope hyssop iniquity INJURIOUS AND DANGEROUS Israel Jesus Christ John ii judgment labours lament Laodiceans leprosy ligion Lord thy lost lust manner MEANS OF RECOVERY mercy mind name's sake nature neglect ness ourselves pardon party peace persons pray prayer profession Psal Psalm reckoned recover religious relinquish render righteous sary Satan scrip scriptures shame sinner sins Sodom soul species of backsliding SYMPTOMS tain temptation tempted thee thine thing thou hast thoughts tion true religion true repentance truth tural ture unpardonable sin unrepented walking
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Página 54 - The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. 32 For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
Página 54 - ... some judgment, calamity, or pressing affliction; the heart is then taken up with thoughts and contrivances of flying from the present troubles, fears, and dangers. This, as a convinced person concludes, is to be done only by relinquishment of sin, which gains peace with God. It is the anger of God in every affliction that galls a convinced person. To be quit of this, men resolve at such times against their sins. Sin shall never more have any place in them; they will never again give up themselves...
Página 20 - ... but he may love the world, and the things of the world, and at the same time retain .his character. If the depravity of the human heart be not subdued by the grace of God, it will operate. If a dam be placed across some of its ordinary channels, it will flow with greater depth and rapidity in those which remain. It is thus perhaps that avarice is most prevalent in old age, when the power of pursuing other vices has in a great measure subsided. And thus it is with religious professors, whose heart...
Página 24 - ... with pressing towards the mark, for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Página 18 - So far is the love of this world from being the less dangerous on* account of its falling so little under human censure, that it is the more so. If we be guilty of any thing which exposes us to the reproach of mankind, such reproach may assist the remonstrances of conscience, and of God, in carrying conviction to our bosoms ; but of that for which the world acquits us. we shall be exceedingly disposed to acquit ourselves. It has...
Página 52 - When it hath had some sad eruption to the disturbance of his peace, terror of his conscience, dread of scandal, and evident provocation of God. This awakens and stirs up all that is in the man, and amazes him, fills him with abhorrency of sin, and himself for it ; sends him to God, makes him cry out as for life, to abhor his lust as hell, and to set himself against it. The whole man, spiritual and natural, being now awaked, sin shrinks in its head, appears not, but lies as dead before him.
Página 10 - ... could have forgotten it, and lived without being terrified by the apprehension of consequences, he would doubtless have been much the happier for having cast it off. But when the latter had sinned, he was not like the raven which went forth of the ark, and came no more ; but like the dove which could find no rest for the sole of her foot till she returned. The thirty-second and thirty-eighth Psalms express the wretchedness of his mind till he confessed his sin, and obtained mercy. But, whatever...
Página 20 - ... connexions, if they are worthy of being so denominated, will give him up : but he may love the world and the things of the world, and at the same time retain his character. If the depravity of the human heart be not subdued by the grace of God, it will operate. If a dam be placed across some of its ordinary channels, it will flow with greater depth and rapidity on those that remain.
Página 20 - Goà, and be scarcely amenable to human judgment. And whatever may prove the overthrow of a mere professsor, may be a temptation to a good man, and g-reauy injure his soul.
Página 14 - This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.