...without faith it is impossible to please him; " for he that cometh unto God must believe " that he is, and that he is the rewarder of them " that diligently seek himj." Hence it must follow, either that none but the regenerate are capable even of that lowest exercise...

...exercise of prayer, " must" (in order to have good ground lo hope for it* acceptance) "believe that he ii, and that he is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him," so must the man who would derive beneficial knowledge from the Scriptures, give them some credit in...

...principles of every religious system, as having been previously inculcated upon those who heard him, that God is, and that he is the rewarder of them that seek him, he entered upon the investigation, whether this Almighty Being had revealed his will by Christ...

...encouraged to draw near to him, and excited to obey him. " He who cometh to God, must believe that he is, and that he is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him." It is the goodness of God which leads us torepentance. It is by the mercy of God that we are persuaded...

...he exists, or form any adequate ideas of infinity or eternity ? It is enough for us to know that he is, and that he is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him. When he reveals this to us, he surely requires nothing unreasonable, when he commands us to worship...

...much difficulty to determine. Doubtless, » Gen. iv. 4. besides a general belief in the proposition that " God is, and that he is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him," a proposition which seems to have been held by both the brothers in common, we may fairly suppose,...

...may be an accepted believer in the sight of God. He may by his reason, rightly and duly used, believe that God is, and that he is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him. The whole difference between us is what the apostle Paul tells us. The living God is the Saviour of...

...may be an accepted believer in the sight of God. He may by his reason, rightly and duly used, believe that God is, and that he is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him. The whole difference between us is what the apostle Paul tells us. The living God is the Saviour of...

...God pleases him. But he cannot do this without faith ; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him. This, however, implies some degree at least of knowledge and belief in the Lord Jesus Christ. To exhort...

...(m) Psalm xxxvii. 5. (o) Heb. xiii. 6. (n) Deut. xxxiii. 27. (a) Isaiah xxxvii. 16. believe that he is, and that he is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him (b). Lord, increase my faith (c) : that faith which has its fruits unto holiness, and the end everlasting...