A Defence of the Scripture Doctrines as understood by the Church of England; in reply to a pamphlet entitled “Scripture the only guide to religious truth” or, “a narrative of the proceedings of a Society of Baptists in York in relinquishing the popular systems of Religion, etc.” In a series of letters to Mr. D. Eaton [the author of it].

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Page 50 - Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation ; on thee do I wait all the day.
Page 90 - Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? Nay; but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Page 104 - Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Page 65 - The wind bloweth where it lifteth, and thou heareft the found thereof, but canft not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth ; fo is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Page 90 - But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that, according as it is written, 'He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
Page 50 - All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Page 61 - And my fpeech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wifdom, but in demonftration of the Spirit and of power : that your faith fhould not ftand in the wifdom of men, but in the power of God...
Page 40 - I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No one taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my FATHER.
Page 41 - Redeemer for his friend has all things that he needs, for "he that spared not his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things ?
Page 72 - God with all his heart, with all his soul, with all his mind, and with all his strength...

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