For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them... The Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle - Page 871829Full view - About this book
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1816 - 408 pages
...first.* The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews had these in view, when he wrote as follows: — It is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavtnly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy GJtost, and have tasted the good word of God, and... | |
| Arminianism - 1817 - 370 pages
...fall from God as to perish everlastingly. For thus saith the inspired writer to the Hebrews, * ' It is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost—- if they fall away, to renew them again to repentance;... | |
| Hannah Adams - Religion - 1817 - 390 pages
...sin unto death, is, because their salvation is impossible, It is said in Heb. vi. 4 — 6, " It is impos'sible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift. &c. if they should fall away,' to renew them again to repentance:" now since it is impossible... | |
| Seth Williston - God - 1817 - 276 pages
...perish, he brings forward but one other text of scripture j and that is Heb. vi. 4 — 6. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and have tasted of the good word of God, and the powert... | |
| Future punishment - 1817 - 334 pages
...resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 3. And this will we do, if God permit. 4. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, 5. And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers... | |
| William Sharpe - 1817 - 160 pages
...Still stronger in our favour is the following passage from the epistle to the Hebrews : — " It is impossible for those, who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Gliost, and have tasted the good word of God, and the powers... | |
| Hannah More - 1818 - 506 pages
...worse than those who had made no attempt to get in. " For it is impossible, " that is, it is next to impossible, for " those who were once enlightened, and " have tasted of the heavenly gift, and " the good word of God, and the powers " of the world to come, if they fall away, " to renew... | |
| English literature - 1818 - 594 pages
...Spirit, it is impossible, says the Apostle, ' for those who were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, and were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift ; if they should fall away, to renew them again unto repentance.'" (P. 104.— 108.) We shall allude, and even... | |
| Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - English essays - 1819 - 378 pages
...declaration in the epistle to the Hebrews, (vi. 4, 5, 6.) hath very much of horror in it ; " It is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, aud have tasted the good word of God, and the powers... | |
| 1834 - 614 pages
...the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. And this will we do, if God permit. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partaken of the Holy Ghost, those of the weakest perceptions able properly to appreciate... | |
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