From Conservapedia
Matthew Henry (1662-1714) was a
Presbyterian minister in
England. On
atheism, Henry wrote that
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| A man that is endued with the powers of reason, by which he is capable of knowing, serving, glorifying, and enjoying his Maker, and yet lives without God in the world, is certainly the most despicable and the most miserable animal under the sun.[1]
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Henry also wrote the following, which deals with forgiveness through Christ for those who repent:
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| How glorious a change does grace make! It changes the vilest of men into saints and the children of God. Such were some of you, but you are not what you were. You are washed, you are sanctified, you are justified in the name of Christ, and by the Spirit of our God. Note, The wickedness of men before conversion is no bar to their regeneration and reconciliation to God. The blood of Christ, and the washing of regeneration, can purge away all guilt and defilement. Here is a rhetorical change of the natural order: You are sanctified, you are justified. Sanctification is mentioned before justification: and yet the name of Christ, by which we are justified, is placed before the Spirit of God, by whom we are sanctified. Our justification is owing to the merit of Christ; our sanctification to the operation of the Spirit: but both go together.[2]
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References
- ↑ http://www.ccel.org/ccel/henry/mhc1.ii.html
- ↑ http://blueletterbible.org/Comm/mhc/1Cr/1Cr006.html
