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... faith in Jesus Christ-- " not an assent only of the understanding , but a faith of application , an actually laying hold of it , and embracing it as a salvation wrought out " for him personally - Cowper could only deplore his " want of ...
... faith in Jesus Christ-- " not an assent only of the understanding , but a faith of application , an actually laying hold of it , and embracing it as a salvation wrought out " for him personally - Cowper could only deplore his " want of ...
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... faith . But he held that Only faith could works were necessary for continuance in grace . fully vitalise works ; but faith without works was , for him , a 1 John Wesley . By William Holden Hutton , D.D. 1927 . contradiction in terms ...
... faith . But he held that Only faith could works were necessary for continuance in grace . fully vitalise works ; but faith without works was , for him , a 1 John Wesley . By William Holden Hutton , D.D. 1927 . contradiction in terms ...
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... Faith " to the Arminian . Bygone theo- logical terms may irk modern ears ; but a permanent spiritual principle underlay " Justification by Faith as interpreted by Wesley and his followers . Wesley repeatedly said that this all ...
... Faith " to the Arminian . Bygone theo- logical terms may irk modern ears ; but a permanent spiritual principle underlay " Justification by Faith as interpreted by Wesley and his followers . Wesley repeatedly said that this all ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
AN EXTRAMUNDANE AND HIS WORLD | 34 |
THE EVANGELICAL REVIVAL | 158 |
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