| Alexander Smith Paterson - 1848 - 426 pages
...GOD'S DECUBBS. a. 7 .— 0aSfist aw ti)e &ttws of <3>4& ? The decrees of God are his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for...glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass. ANALYSIS AND PROOFS. We are here taught, — 1. That God hath formed certain decrees or purposes. Eph.... | |
| Abijah Richardson Baker - 1849 - 306 pages
...LESSON XI. DECREES. Q. VII. What are the decrees of God ? A. The decrees of God are his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for...glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass. 1 Do mankind generally act without a plan ? 2 What limits their plans ? Their finite powers and understanding.... | |
| 1849 - 192 pages
...eternal life.' " d. 7. What are the decrees of God 1 A. The decrees of God are his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby for...glory, he hath fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass. "Some preachers near Olney," says Mr. Newton, " dwelt on the doctrine of predestination. An old woman... | |
| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Education - 1849 - 640 pages
...Was there no meaning in this divine arrangement ? Are not the decrees of God " his eternal purpose, whereby for his own glory he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass ?" If the Lord of the New Testament dispensation chose to be lowly by birth, to be among the poorest... | |
| Thomas Boston - 1850 - 664 pages
...Ghost." QUEST. 7- What are the decrees of God ? ANSW. The decrees of God are, his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for...glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass. EXPLICATION. By the decrees of God is meant his purpose foreordaining what should come to pass. God... | |
| Free Church of Scotland - 1860 - 488 pages
...power and glory. i Q. 7. What are the decrees of God f A. The decrees of God are, his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for...glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass.' Q. 8. How doth God execute his decrees f A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and... | |
| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Isaac Watts - 1850 - 742 pages
...power and glory. Q. 7. What are the decrees of God? A. The decrees of God are, his eternal purpose according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for...glory, he hath fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass. Q. 8. How doth God execute his decrees ? A. God executeth his decrees in the works of creation and... | |
| Abijah Richardson Baker - 1850 - 282 pages
...XI. DECREES. Q,. VII. What are the decrees of God ? A. The decrees of God are his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for...glory, he hath foreordained whatsoever comes to pass. 1. Do mankind generally act without a plan? 2. What limits their plans ? Their finite powers and understanding.... | |
| Nathaniel Stacy - 1850 - 542 pages
...Calvinism taught me, that " The decrees of God are his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his own will, whereby, for his own glory, he hath fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass;" and I discovered that the most prominent decree of God, according to the Bible, was the eternal salvation... | |
| Nathaniel Stacy - 1850 - 572 pages
...Calvinism taught me, that " The decrees of God are his eternal purpose, according to the counsel of his own will, whereby, for his own glory, he hath fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass;" and I discovered that the most prominent decree of God, according to the Bible, was the eternal salvation... | |
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