11 October, 2019

The written word is the sword by which the Christians overcome

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           Doctrine.   That the written word , or if you will,  the Scripture, is the sword by which the Spirit of God enables his saint...
10 October, 2019

THE CONVERTING POWER of the word attests its divine origin 2/3

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How long might a man sit at the foot of a philosopher, before he should find such a commanding power go forth with his lectures of mora...
09 October, 2019

THE CONVERTING POWER of the word attests its divine origin 3/3

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 Second Circumstance.  If we consider the nature of the doctrine they held forth and commended to the world, which was not only strange ...
08 October, 2019

THE CONVERTING POWER of the word attests its divine origin 1/3

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 FOURTH EFFECT.  The word of God hath the power of conversion, which none but God—who is the ‘God of all grace’—can produce.  When John’...
07 October, 2019

The comforting power of the word attests its divine origin

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  Third Effect.  The word of God hath a power to comfort and raise a dejected spirit.  Conscience is God’s prison in the creature’s own ...
06 October, 2019

The conscience‑touching power of the word attests its divine origin 2/2

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      Answer First .  I answer,  many sinners who seem so jocund in your eyes, have not such merry lives as you think for .  A book may ...
05 October, 2019

The conscience‑touching power of the word attests its divine origin 1/2

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           Second Effect.  The second effect the Scrip­ture hath upon the spirits of men, by which its divine pedigree may be proved, is...
04 October, 2019

The heart‑searching power of the word attests to its divine origin

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           First Effect.  The word of God hath a  heart-searching power, whereby it ransacks and rifles the consciences of men .  It lo...
03 October, 2019

Proof of the divinity of the Scriptures from their supernatural effects

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           The second argument I shall choose to demon­strate the divine extraction of the Scriptures, shall be taken from  the supernat...
02 October, 2019

THE PRECEPTIVE part of Scripture Bears The Impress of Deity 3/3

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1. No wicked creature could do it, neither angel nor man. Surely they would never have taken so much pains to pull down their own king...