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February 25—Morning Devotion
"Who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption."—1 Corinthians 1:30 What a sweet subject for my morning meditation is here! Who is it, my soul, is made of God to thee these precious things but Jesus? And mark how they are made so. I am a poor ignorant creature, grossly ignorant by reason of…
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145 Exorcism
EXORCISM The expelling of devils from persons possessed, by means of conjuration and prayers. The Jews made great pretences to this power. Josephus tells several wonderful tales of the great success of several exorcists. One Eleazer, a Jew, cured many daemoniacs, he says, by means of a root set in a ring. This root, with the ring, was held under…
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2 Thessalonians: Chapter 2, Verse 11
“And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, &c.” Or “efficacy of error”, which God may be said to send; and the Alexandrian copy reads, “does send”; because it is not a bare permission but a voluntary one; or it is his will that error should be that truth may be tried, and be illustrated by its contrary,…
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Book 2: Chapter 5, The Arguments Usually Alleged In Support Of Free Will Refuted
Objections reduced to three principal heads:—I. Four absurdities advanced by the opponents of the orthodox doctrine concerning the slavery of the will, stated and refuted, sec. 1–5. II. The passages of Scripture which they pervert in favour of their error, reduced to five heads, and explained, sec. 6–15. III. Five other passages quoted in defence of free will expounded, sec.…
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February 24—Morning Devotion
"He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack."—2 Corinthians 8:15 My soul! here is a delightful morsel for thee to feed upon this morning. Thou art come out to gather thy daily food, as Israel did in the wilderness. Faith had no hoards. Thou wantest Jesus now as much as thou…
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2 Thessalonians: Chapter 2, Verse 10
“And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness, &c.” Not that he deceives, or goes about to deceive, or thinks to deceive by open unrighteousness; but by unrighteousness, under a pretence of righteousness and holiness; as with the doctrines of justification and salvation by a man's own righteousness, with the doctrines of merit and of works of supererogation, which are taking to…
