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The Life, Walk, and Triumph of Faith William Romaine, 1793 I have a desire put into my heart by my heavenly lover to spread His fame and glory as far as my tongue can reach. And for what else do I take up my pen but to make mention of HIM, even of HIM only, the favorite theme of His redeemed on earth—the triumph of the same redeemed, when they come to Zion with everlasting joy upon their heads and in their hearts? This Literature Provided by: CarryTheLight.io J.C. Ryle Online Resources: https://www.smore.com/1zv5m WaterBooks "Freely you have received, freely give." Matthew 10:8. This publication is offered for educational purposes only. Some Images are protected by copyright. Distribution may be made without any purpose of commercial advantage. A Special thank you to GraceGems.org for providing this literature. 3 of 553
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Page 5 and 6: Chapter XV. 408 III. The Triumph of
Page 7 and 8: The strengthening of faith I have h
Page 9 and 10: were agreeable or not, at least the
Page 11 and 12: possession of friendship there is a
Page 13 and 14: There might not, in the whole of th
Page 15 and 16: had fallen; and the great preservat
Page 17 and 18: apostle presented them anew, in ord
Page 19 and 20: crowds may be drawn around a pulpit
Page 21 and 22: Yet, in spite of that literary nake
Page 23 and 24: I. The LIFE of Faith The people f
Page 25 and 26: what the ever-blessed Trinity had t
Page 27 and 28: to know them, but also to be establ
Page 29 and 30: For the clearer understanding of wh
Page 31 and 32: without the benefit of Christ's sac
Page 33 and 34: ighteousness of faith, as Romans 10
Page 35 and 36: the end; and trusting for eternal l
Page 37 and 38: Reader, if you are an awakened man,
Page 39 and 40: ighteousness, holiness, power, and
Page 41 and 42: II. This keeps them ignorant of man
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But perhaps you will say. How shall
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4. They have the Spirit of liberty
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Righteousness comes first, and is e
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the soul; and as long as he is in t
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urden, and was humbled for it befor
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are a believer, however weak, and h
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—"All that believe are justified
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and this, your imagined holiness, w
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to fall into another great mistake,
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things not seen, and he does not fo
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He has the wisdom of God to contriv
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delivered from sin, and all the mis
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our eyes are upon you." The abiding
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promise they had of its being used
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wait, and be a follower of them who
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strong, because the word of God abi
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8. When enemies, dangers, and tempt
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Scriptures, and meditating, upon th
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the wicked one;"—darts, because h
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should be well acquainted with his
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And the Lord was with them, and mig
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covenant is well ordered in all thi
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making new discoveries. In him are
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ody. This is the blessed object of
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2. This is the second thing whereby
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under his teaching, they grow more
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would look upon all other things as
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promised strength, and thereby rece
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your matters for you with the Fathe
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of his people, whom he would have t
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the Lord has said to him—"I will
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trust in him for all temporal thing
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motions and corruptions; so that wh
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me, that by his death I might be de
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What is their attendance upon the L
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strengthening them. Whatever diffic
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To the same purpose our Lord has pr
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he will guide you by his counsel in
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Are not these, believer, the breath
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of them, their walk is therefore ve
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used to occur to myself, I have put
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Encouraged by this warrant from the
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many sons whom he was to bring into
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treasured up by the Father's love i
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And have you been taught the true k
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Chapter II. The believer is reconci
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throne, and to trust in it for his
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God. And it is an adjudged case, th
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proceedings had upon any suit. This
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promise, ratified in the immutable
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God, and keep guilt out of the cons
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ighteousness and atonement of Emman
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their undoubted privilege to draw n
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God, merciful and gracious, long-su
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hope: and hope makes not ashamed; b
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his troubles brought him to God. "B
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them to seek their supreme happines
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How could I experience these things
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O that I could bring more glory to
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and in truth; that he has the affec
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That you should have it, that you s
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ears to hear, who has bestowed on m
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All your children have their new bi
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hitherto prosperously carried on th
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you in the way to Heaven, or to sed
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sensible feelings are not faith. Im
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continued trust on his word, and th
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The Father's love has laid it up al
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"What strong consolation is there i
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allow them to depart from him; but
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He commits himself to the care of t
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I do but use more diligence and wat
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the consideration of each lead you
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Covenant mercies are sure mercies:
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them. He abides with them, and they
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mercies' sake. His mercy was toward
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Chapter V. The believer orders his
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Mind, then, your walk is to be orde
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Remember then, O my soul, that you
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state of grace through faith in the
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love him, says the apostle, because
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he will reveal to them their Father
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e borne. The Spirit of life which i
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Chapter VI. The walk of the believe
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Duty is always one and the same—a
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O beg of your divine Teacher thus t
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adoption on the Father of their Lor
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that can win the heart. He has beau
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power of the Holy Spirit, and hereb
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to your Father: my Father himself l
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O you great Angel of the covenant,
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Whereas, in wonderful grace, he has
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faith which is in Christ Jesus; and
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of communion with the Son and with
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perfect love of God to him, which w
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more we are disposed to love him, a
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delightful description of the manne
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is provided, for the subduing of th
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death, that he may put it forth in
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Holy Spirit. He only can write this
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them in order to keep them in this
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so leaves him nothing to trust in,
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Thus every thing will humble him, a
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ecommend humility by their practice
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obedience. It is faith working by l
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helplessness and of their misery; b
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your ways and ordinances, and I may
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cannot find it. While they are turn
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lessings in Christ Jesus, and alrea
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This is a good reason. Whoever trus
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near it, and from it derive all you
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Fifthly, Another great privilege. T
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of joy for evermore—joy unspeakab
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which was man's sin and ruin. It is
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gratifying them: by which the world
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sometimes in heaviness through mani
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not this also the case with all you
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I am sure he never set his love upo
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pay. To you, holy Father, with the
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He must take to himself the whole a
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cross he enforces them. What has be
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Father. It was determined for you b
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First, It is for the trial of faith
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heaviness only during the trial of
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you: but rejoice, inasmuch as you a
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eliever; 'my loving Father sends it
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messengers, one after another; and
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to them, yet it is common to man. I
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his gifts and graces into daily exe
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take heed that they say it falsely,
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ecause you are a real Christian; an
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In former times, also, believers we
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heart, and thereby keeps patience w
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will, hereby to restrain its affect
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all the fruit and end of his chaste
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No one comes to the Father but by h
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He says he will be with them: they,
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happy as now. This cross is sanctif
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he often shines into the heart with
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him, in the holy life and death of
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to enjoy it. He afflicts you; but i
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What blessings are these! How great
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fruits of the Spirit—they are all
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to pray fervently, and to continue
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carries the cross of Christ, does n
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O God the Holy Spirit, carry on you
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Their sun arises as it does in natu
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The painfulness of it—consisting
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from the simplicity that is in Chri
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urden: they are too heavy for me."
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against the new. There is a continu
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them; but they looked upon it as a
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O let your faithful witness abide w
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me feel it my burden. Glorify your
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of his absolute mortification in Ch
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learned by divine teaching, keeps t
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Thus the believer learns to walk hu
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Jehovah, to whom my heart now bows
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to be a soldier, then all the power
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You shall seek them, and shall not
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enemies oppose, yet following his o
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march on conquering, if he keep on
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whole armor of God which I have rec
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promised victory. In this faith I c
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him from God. He does not see God i
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mankind. They were presented to Chr
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you depend on him for the pardon of
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with a single heart cleave to my Fa
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the devil by taking human nature. H
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of their testimony." They overcame
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you have spoken concerning your ser
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and influence, and to make it appea
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guide, to strengthen, to sanctify,
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exercise your faith upon such a scr
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safe and happy under the protection
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Father would be broken—he would b
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infallible witnesses the truth is e
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you, Holy Father, for your faithful
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Perhaps you are not afraid, because
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fearfulness and trembling are come
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least of them: and yet God has set
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thankfulness, I only acknowledge hi
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III. The Triumph of Faith PREFACE
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people. To Him who keeps promise fo
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all our foes. He blotted out the ha
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and encouragements to trust and not
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This was the apostle's happy experi
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therefore, they come boldly to the
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A great divine has thus expressed t
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Paul and- Silas, "Sirs, what must I
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written aforetime were written for
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Be gracious unto me, O God, because
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O that they may have their proper e
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understanding to understand what is
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us, that the world may believe that
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forth; so the Lord God will cause r
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in winter as well as in summer—in
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means of cleansing myself; no hope,
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So the Beloved says to his church,
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"After this I beheld, and lo, a gre
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Thus he is taught to think of the l
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As long as the temple stood, and th
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admire the Father's full absolution
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under, subdues them effectually, so
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his enemies under his feet, and sin
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to the last moment of his life. Fal
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night and day." Having such great a
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and confidence, upon his promised h
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defense, may not fear the power of
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Chapter VIII. The Believer's Triump
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time of need, he is ever present to
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These examples of the loving-kindne
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But it must be remembered, that old
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Chapter IX. The Believer's Triumph
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ut as the first fruits of the dead,
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he has obtained the right, and give
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sting of death! He may seek aids fr
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This was a great victory, but the c
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When I contemplate the holiness of
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salvation secured from all possible
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In this school of humility, every v
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fixed upon Christ, he will come to
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Spirit is spirit. The old man has f
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Neither can he trust in his praises
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throne of your grace, that I may ob
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prays more over it, grows more than
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lessed time! the prospect is animat
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to walk humbly with his God, ascrib
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apostle's rule, "My conversation is
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sorrow nor crying, neither shall th
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is he warranted to apply it by the
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unto me (in the surest, fullest man
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where I am, that they may behold my
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happiness, than to have the evidenc
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Wesley were spiritual cavalry, who
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efore his consecration to a still m
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was a well-instructed divine, and,
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those of the Apostle Paul to the me
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scepticism about all the leading tr
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This notice he received quietly, sa
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never allowed to enter the Universi
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predictions of his enemies, and end
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It deserves notice that this sermon
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little to disturb him. The result w
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These observations of Cadogan's des
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"If you will hear me," added the ot
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Romaine's deathbed was a beautiful
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patience never failed him. He was o
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and lamented. So true is that word
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the popular gifts of some of his co
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