The Christian Monitor, Volume 3Munroe and Francis, 1807 - Christian life |
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Page 23
... Lord commands us to strive to enter în ; because many will fail , who only seek to enter . By which we are plainly taught , that religion is a state of labour and striv- ing , and that many will fail of salvation ; not because they took ...
... Lord commands us to strive to enter în ; because many will fail , who only seek to enter . By which we are plainly taught , that religion is a state of labour and striv- ing , and that many will fail of salvation ; not because they took ...
Page 31
... Lord , by being done as a service to him , and in conform- ity to his divine will . T For as all men and all things in the world as truly belong unto God , as any places , things , or persons , that are devoted to divine service ; so ...
... Lord , by being done as a service to him , and in conform- ity to his divine will . T For as all men and all things in the world as truly belong unto God , as any places , things , or persons , that are devoted to divine service ; so ...
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... Lord of all on earth , as he is the Lord of all in heaven . Things may , and must differ in their use ; but yet they are all to be used according to the will of God . Men may and must differ in their employ- ments ; yet they must all ...
... Lord of all on earth , as he is the Lord of all in heaven . Things may , and must differ in their use ; but yet they are all to be used according to the will of God . Men may and must differ in their employ- ments ; yet they must all ...
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... Lord , and not un- to men . ' This passage sufficiently shows , that all chris- tians are to live wholly unto God in every state and condition , doing the work of their com- mon calling in such a manner , and for such ends , as to make ...
... Lord , and not un- to men . ' This passage sufficiently shows , that all chris- tians are to live wholly unto God in every state and condition , doing the work of their com- mon calling in such a manner , and for such ends , as to make ...
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... Lord ; surely men of other employments and conditions must be as much obliged to go through their business with the same singleness of heart ; not as pleasing the vanity of their own minds , not as gratifying their own selfish , world ...
... Lord ; surely men of other employments and conditions must be as much obliged to go through their business with the same singleness of heart ; not as pleasing the vanity of their own minds , not as gratifying their own selfish , world ...
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