Familiar letters to a gentleman, upon a variety of ... subjects in religion

Jonathan Dickinson

1772

Sommario

• The Evidences of Chriſtianity: 9
• The Hiftory of our Saviour collected from: 13
• The Certainty of the Facts reported in: 32
• The Internal Evidences of Chriftianity: 55
• GODs Sovereign Grace vindicated againſt: 65
• A true and falfe faith diſtinguiſhed: 77
• A legal and an evangelical Repentance diftin: 93
• The Characters in Rom vii diftinctly illuf: 113
• Moravian and Antinomian Juftification confi: 132
• Imputed Righteousness explained and vindi: 153
• The New Law of Grace examined and: 169
• Firſt and Secondary Justification a groundleſs: 200
• Juftification by Works in Jam ii confidered: 219
• Our Obligations to good Works diftinctly ſta: 237
• The Nature and Neceffity of our Union: 258
• Antinomian Pleas for Licentioufness confi: 277
• Directions for a cloſe and comfortable Walk: 290

Brani popolari

Pagina 230 - ... What shall we say then ? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith ; but Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law.

Pagina 252 - Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church : and he is the saviour of the body.

Pagina 195 - For if by one man's offence death reigned by one, much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.

Pagina 16 - Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound ; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn ; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness,...

Pagina 252 - Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father, so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

Pagina 174 - And if by grace, then it is no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

Pagina 169 - But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all, and upon all them that believe. For there is no difference...

Pagina 194 - 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.

Pagina 159 - Is the law then against the promises of God ? God forbid : for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

Pagina 112 - For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Informazioni bibliografiche

• Titolo: Familiar letters to a gentleman, upon a variety of ... subjects in religion
• Autore: Jonathan Dickinson
• pubblicato: 1772
• Provenienza dell'originale: Oxford University
• Digitalizzato: 4 set 2006