 Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of a true sense of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy of God in Christ, doth, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavour after, new obedience.  Polygamy and Citizenship in Church and State - Page 138by Samuel Spahr Laws - 1906 - 227 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Philip Schaff - Creeds - 1877
...alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel. Ques. 87. What is repentance unto lifef Ans. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a...doth, with grief and hatred of his sin, turn from it nnto God, with full purpose of, and endeavor after, new obedience. Ques. 88. What are the outward and... | |
 | Church of Scotland - Presbyterianism - 1719
...whereby a Sinner out of the trae fenfe or his Sin ь, and Appreheniion of the Mercy of God in Chrift f, doth with Grief and Hatred of his Sin, turn from it unto God k, with full Purpole of, and Endeavour after new Obedience1. 88. Queft. What are the outward Means... | |
 | Assembly of divines shorter catech - 1743
...Grace, whereby a Sinner out of a true Senfe of his Sin, and Apprehenfion of the Mercy of God in Chrift, doth with Grief and Hatred of his Sin turn from it unto God, with full Purpofe of, and Endeavours after new Obedience. Apfrehenfiin. Perceiving, knowing. Mercy of God in... | |
 | Church of Scotland - Church of Scotland - 1764 - 632 pages
...whereby a Sinner, out of a true Senle of his Sin h, and Apprehenfion of the Mercy of God in Chrift/, doth, with Grief and Hatred of his Sin, turn from it unto God k, with full Purpofe of, and Endeavour after new Obedience /. g Acts ir. 18. ŁA<Sb2. 37, 38. /Joel... | |
 | John Flavel - 1767
...Grace, whereby a Sinner ont of a true Senfe of his Sin, and Apprehenfion of the Mercy of God in Chrift doth with Grief and Hatred of his Sin, turn from it unto God with full Porpofe of, and endeavour after new Obedience. Q^ i. Who is the Anthor of faving Repentance ? A. The... | |
 | John Willison - Catechisms - 1790 - 320 pages
...Grace, whereby a Sinner out of a true Senfe of his Sin, and Apprehenfion of the Mercy of God in Chrift, doth with Grief and Hatred of his Sin, turn from it unto God, with full Purpofc of, and Endeavour after, new 0bedience. Q._ Why ii repentance called a grace, anil a faving... | |
 | Matthew Henry - Devotional literature - 1805 - 180 pages
...him alone for salvation, as he is offered unto us in the gospel. Q Wkat is .repentance unto life ? A. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a...sin turn from it unto God, with full purpose of, and endeavors after new obedience. Q. What arc the outward means -whereby Christ commmicatetb to us the... | |
 | Thomas Vincent - Westminster Assembly - 1806 - 286 pages
...and put confidence in him, and in him alone for salvation. 87. Q. What is remittance unto life ? A. Repentance unto life is a saving grace, whereby a...sin, turn from it unto God, with full purpose of and endeavour after new obedience. Q. 1. Why is repentance called repentance unto life ? A. Repentance... | |
 | John Logan - 1807
...Repentance unto life, as it is well defined in that excellent summary of theology, the Shorter Cate-- chism, is, "A saving grace, whereby a sinner, out of " a...the " mercy of God in Christ, doth, with grief and hat" red of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full " purpose of, and endeavour after new obedience."... | |
 | George Buist - Sermons, American - 1809
...tance unto life ?" We shall therefore take it as our guide in explaining the nature of this duty. " Repentance unto life is a saving " grace, whereby...sense " of his sin, and apprehension of the mercy ot " God in Christ, doth, with grief and hatred " of his sin, turn from it unto God, with full " purpose... | |
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