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41 Bible Doctrine – Gill’s ‘Body Of Divinity’ And The Table Of Contents Rearranged
I would like to welcome you back to another study in Bible Doctrine. In our previous study, I presented to you the Table of Contents belonging to Gill’s ‘Body of Divinity’. He has arranged his teachings under a doctrinal and a practical body of theology. The doctrinal body is made up of seven “books”, or branches, of theology, with a…
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Ye Are Christ’s
St. Paul ransacks heaven and earth, time and eternity, to make up the Christian’s rich catalogue of mercies. But, as though the utmost stretch of thought, of men or angels, might omit some part of the believer’s treasure; and lest any thing should be found wanting for support and comfort to any needy soul, he twice repeats ‘All things are…
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The Life And Testimony Of Susannah Peters
Death. On April 20th, 1895, aged 78, Susannah, widow of James Peters, of Brighton, with whom she was a member of the late Mr. John Vinall, Senior's, Church. She, like all the rest of Adam's posterity, went on frowardly in the way of her heart until she was over 20 years of age, when the Lord was pleased to show…
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The Lord’s Dwelling Place
This is a wonderful chapter, but the second half of it seems completely different. Really, it is an account of the Lord Jesus calling five unworthy sinners to the knowledge of Himself, five unworthy sinners who all later became disciples, and every case completely different. If you carefully look at them, in one case it was John the Baptist’s preaching;…
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An Appetite For The Word Of God
This is a sweet petition in the service of the church of England; ‘Grant, oh Lord, that we may not only hear, read, mark, and learn, but inwardly digest the holy scriptures.’ As soon as the Lord hath fulfilled this prayer upon any poor sinner, then Jesus is the hope of his soul; he esteems the scriptures as his daily…
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Gill’s “Body Of Divinity” And The Table Of Contents Rearranged
The Framework of Sovereign Grace is a diagram designed to illustrate God's masterplan for the ages. The content of John Gill's systematic theology fits within this context. In this study, the Table of Contents has been rearranged in order to demonstrate this alignment.
