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Dear friends,—I understand by a letter from a Friend, a captive amongst you, dated the 20th of the 10th month, 1681, that you have a meeting there in Algiers of about twenty. I am glad to hear you meet; and it is very well, that you have so much liberty from your patrons; and my desire is, that the ... consulte Mais informação

Grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied among you [1 Pet 1:2, Jude 1:2] all from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the fountain of all: and God, who hath called you by his grace [Gal 1:15], and gathered you to be a people by his power and spirit, to his son Christ Jesus, your holy, hea... consulte Mais informação

Dear friends,—With my love to all the faithful and tender Friends in Christ, the holy seed, that bruises the head of the serpent, (the cause of enmity,) [Gen 3:15] in which seed no enmity is, nor can come [Eph 2:15f?]; for in this seed are all nations blessed [Gen 22:18/Gal 3:8], which destroys the ... consulte Mais informação

Concerning the government of Christ, and his peace, ‘of the increase of which there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment, and justice, from henceforth and for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this [Isa 9:7].’ ... consulte Mais informação

Dear friends, who are captives in Algiers, whom the Lord hath enlightened with his day spring from on high [Luke 1:78], and visited you with his tender mercies in your slavery and captivity, that you may know his will, and do it in his light, grace, truth, and spirit, that you may serve and worship ... consulte Mais informação

"Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by ceremonial foods, which are of no value to those who eat them" (Hebrews 13:9) The text which heads this paper is an apostolic caution against false doctrine. It forms part of a wa... consulte Mais informação

The CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 41—2 Corinthians 6:1. We therefore, as workers together with him; beseech you also, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. This scripture usually stands[1] among the proofs of the saints’ defectibility or apostasy, from whence it is concluded, that a... consulte Mais informação

The CAUSE OF GOD AND TRUTH. Part 1 Section 47—Titus 2:11, 12. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us, that denying all ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world. This scripture also appears among th... consulte Mais informação

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 4—Chapter 5 OF GOOD WORKS IN GENERAL Good works, or actions, are of various sorts. There are "natural" actions, which respect the physical life; such as eating, drinking, &c. which, when done in moderation, and not to excess, are good, and are necessary for the pres... consulte Mais informação

A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 6—Chapter 14 OF SANCTIFICATION The foundation of "sanctification" is laid in "regeneration"; as it is a holy principle, it is first formed in that; the new creature, or new man, is created in righteousness and true holiness; and it appears in "effectual calling", wh... consulte Mais informação