Remarks on the Doctrine of the Influence of the Holy Spirit (Classic Reprint)
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Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 22 |
Release | : 2016-10-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781333973667 |
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Excerpt from Remarks on the Doctrine of the Influence of the Holy Spirit It is remarkable, in the chapter just named, as Well as in that which immediately follows, how earnestly the Apostle recommends them to covet the best gifts, in contradi'stinction to those which were extraordinary; and concludes by showing what he calls a more excellent way, pointing out the possession of Charity, as comprehending the substance of Christianity, to be a transcendent object of attainment; without which, all other qualifications, how extraordinary soever, are of no value: and in continuation, in the next chapter, the xivth he shows, by a course of strong and clear reasoning, the Superiority of the gift of prophecy, ' or speaking to edification, exhortation, and comfort, over that of speaking with tongues; which furtherconfirms the opinion, that the direct and permanent object of spiritual 'ifts, was 'the establishment of righteousness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.