 | William Mason - 1765 - 522 pagina’s
...he is faithful that promised," Heb. x. 23. DEC. 21. — That we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us. — Heb. vi. 18. Man is equally fallen from God as the devil. There is only this difference between... | |
 | Andronicus - 1790 - 350 pagina’s
...confirmed by the Oath of GOD, that by two im~ mutable Things, in which it is intpojjible for GOD to Lie; all who have fled for Refuge to lay hold on the Hope Jet before us, might have Jlrong Consolation. The immutable Truth of GOD is then, the Foundation of... | |
 | 1805 - 590 pagina’s
...immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope set before us ; which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that... | |
 | John Mitchell MASON (D.D.) - 1803 - 336 pagina’s
...the liv" ing God." Abandoning,, at once, their prejudices, their delusions, and their lusts, they " fled for refu'ge to lay hold on the hope set " before them." The face of the world was changed, _ and the worldling knew not how. No deep speculations, no subtle... | |
 | William Mason - 1803 - 400 pagina’s
...come to the fullest enjoyment of God and the Lamb above. That we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge, to lay hold on the hope set before us. ...Heb. vi. 18. • MAN is equally fallen from God with'the devil. There is only this difference... | |
 | Alexander Macwhorter - 1803 - 488 pagina’s
...immutable things, in which it is impossible *" for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled " for refuge, to lay hold on the hope set before us." All these oaths and promises of consolation and hope, to what purpose can they serve, if a knowledge... | |
 | William Giles - 1804 - 280 pagina’s
...adapted to counteract its pernicious influence, and to administer strong consolation to those that have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them in the gospel. What objection of unbelief has not divine goodness-anticipated and completely answered? and yet how... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1805 - 684 pagina’s
...danger ; that as prisoners of justice, yet in some measurepmoneri of ¡wpe (Zech. ix. 12), they may flee for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them in the gospel (Heb. vi. 18). We need not go far for help. No sooner are we wounded (as 1$ it were) in one verse,... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1805 - 690 pagina’s
...his majesty, who have no esteem for his gospel, who have never taken this awful alarm, who have never fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before them, tremble at these awakening views. Let them all, of everj condition, both small and great, say in their... | |
 | Thomas Scott - 1805 - 566 pagina’s
...lasting covenant, which God hath " confirmed M wjth an oath, that we might have strong conso" lation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on " the hope set before us.1 " Thus the believer can give a reason for his hope: in general the word of God encourages the... | |
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Wherein God, willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath. " That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled... 
