| Jesus Christ, John Henderson Thomson - 1871 - 720 pages
...of him that willeth nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth meroy ' (Rom. ix. n, 15, 16). 'God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth ' (2 Thess. ii. 13). ' Then 1 was by Him, as one brought up with Him : and... | |
| William Mason - 1765 - 522 pages
...in the love of God," Jude 21. " Let the peace of God rule in your hearts," Col. iii. 15. OCT. 9. — God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth.— 2 Thess. ii. 13. We live in a day when pride reigns, the creature is exalted,... | |
| Richard Watson - 1791 - 500 pages
...(as the eleSl of God, holy and beloved) bowels of mercies," &c. 2 Thef. ii. 13, " But we are bound to give thanks- to God always for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, becaule God hath from the beginning chofen you to falvation ; through fanclification of the fpirit,... | |
| Robert Hawker - 1801 - 276 pages
...Thessalonians, upon the same occasion, and say as he did, we are bound to giue thanks always to God for you brethren beloved of the Lord because God hath...to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. § In pursuit of the first object I proposed, which is to prove the truth... | |
| William Huntington - 1802 - 522 pages
...foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love. 2 Thess. iL -13, 14; " Because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of the... | |
| 1832 - 852 pages
...save the soul. It is in this sense that Saint Paul speaks of it, when he says to the Thessalonians, "God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth :" where it is not merely an honest disposition to abide by that which is true,... | |
| William Mason - 1803 - 400 pages
...youf•elves in the love of God."....Jude xxi. " Let the peace of God rule in your hearts. "... .Col. iii. 15. God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth. ...2 Thess. ii. 13. WE live in a day when pride reigns, the creature is exalted,... | |
| John Smalley - 1803 - 448 pages
...life, believed." Rom. viii. 30, " Whom he did predestinate, them he also called." And 2 Thes. ii. 13, " God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth." In vain do any expect to find hereafter their names written in heaven, unless... | |
| Herman Witsius - 1803 - 476 pages
...testimony to the eternity of election ; namelv, 2 Thes. 13. " but we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren« beloved of the Lord, because God hath ««.' «;.*•:» from the beginning ehosen you to salvation." The apostle distinguishes that election, of which he speaks, from the call... | |
| 1804 - 476 pages
...not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren, beloved of the Lord, because God...from the beginning, chosen you to salvation through sanctificatiort of the Spirit, and belief of the truth: 14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel to... | |
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