 | William Cathcart - 2001 - 502 pagina’s
...difficulties, before he be partaker of it; yet being enabled by the Spirit to know the things which are freely given him of God, he may, without extraordinary revelation, in the right use of moans, attain thereunto; and therefore it is the duty of every one to give nil diligence to make their... | |
 | Catechism - 2002 - 148 pagina’s
...Ixxxviii., Ixxvii. 1—12) partaker of it; yet being enabled by the Spirit, to know the things which are freely given him of God, he may without extraordinary revelation in the right use of means (1 John iv. 13; Heb. vi. 11, 12) attain thereunto; and therefore it is the duty of every one... | |
 | Jaroslav Pelikan - 2005 - 678 pagina’s
...a true believer may wait long, and conflict with many difficulties before he be partaker of it. ... And therefore it is the duty of every one to give all diligence to make his calling and election sure."142 For those reasons, also according to The Westminster 135. Dort 1.1.17. 136. Lamb Art 1,6.... | |
 | Gerald Lewis Bray - 2004 - 682 pagina’s
...difficulties before he be partaker of it.358 yet being enabled by the Spirit to know the things which are freely given him of God, he may. without extraordinary...revelation, in the right use of ordinary means, attain thereunto.359 And therefore it is the duty of everyone to give all diligence to make his calling and... | |
 | Archibald Alexander Hodge - 1869 - 554 pagina’s
...difficulties, before lie be partaker of it:10 yet, being enabled by the Spirit to know the things which are freely given him of God, he may, without extraordinary...revelation, in the right use of ordinary means, attain thereunto.11 And, therefore, it is the duty of every one to give all diligence to make his calling... | |
 | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Publication - 1841 - 306 pagina’s
...and all her paths peace! USE III. This doctrine may be improved by way of most earnest exhortation to every one, to " give all diligence to make his calling and election sure ;" according to that 2 Pet. i. 10. It is certainly attainable in this life, to make sure to ourselves,... | |
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This infallible assurance doth not so belong to the essence of faith, but that a true believer may wait long, and conflict with many difficulties before he be partaker of it ;" yet, being enabled by the Spirit to know the things which are freely given... 
