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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: to work our salvation, having neglected us so long? we reply, that He was in the world before, superintending what He had made, and was known to all who were worthy of Him; and that, if the world knew Him not, those of whom the world was not worthy knew Him. The reason follows, why the world knew Him not. The Evangelist calls those men the world, who are tied to the world, and savour of worldly things; for there is nothing that disturbs the mind so much, as this melting with the love of present things. 11. He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. 12. But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name: 13. Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. Chrys. When he said that the world knew Him not, Chrys. he referred to the times of the old dispensation, but what follows has reference to the time of His preaching; He came unto His own. Aug. Because all things were made by Him. Aug. in Theophyl. By His own, understand either the world, orJn-Tr'1- Judasa, which He had chosen for His inheritance. Chrys. He came then unto His own, not for His own good, but for ?. . the good of others. But whence did He Who fills all things, and is everywhere present, come? He came out of condescension to us, though in reality He had been in the world all along. But the world not seeing Him, because it knew Him not, He deigned to put on flesh. And this manifestation and condescension is called His advent. But the merciful God so contrives His dispensations, that we may shine forth in proportion to our goodness, and therefore He will not compel, but invites men, by persuasion and kindness, to come of their own accord: and so when He came, some received Him, ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217819503 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217819508 |
| Weight | 1.83 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.27 In |
| List Price | $30.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 572 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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