Man: Cannot Retain his Spirit from Death

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Ecclesiastes 8:8
There is no man that has power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither has he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.
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"If So be that the Spirit of God Dwell in You. Now if any Man have ...
... but by the Spirit of God," so no man can indeed ... him but sin, and if you entertain
that, you cannot retain him ... you holy, then do not mar him in his work, labour ...
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The Witness of the Spirit
... what God hath joined together, let no man put asunder ... we can never be assured that
we are his children. Without this we cannot retain a steady peace, nor avoid ...
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The Scripture Way of Salvation
... forth the Spirit of His Son into his heart, crying ... there are so necessary, that if
a man willingly neglect ... was in Christ Jesus; nay, he cannot retain the grace ...
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What the Historic Christ Taught About his Death
... profess, I doubt not, in many cases"to retain reverence and ... confess that I, for my
poor part, cannot understand ... the Christ that said, 'The Son of Man came to ...
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Concerning the Condition of Man in the Fall.
... the like acts of disobedience; yet we cannot suppose that ... we may affirm, that Adam
did not retain in his ... posterity: for whatsoever real good any man doth, it ...
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"For the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus Hath Made Me ...
... They retain men in subjection by fear and not by love ... of grace and truth, did come
in man's stead, when ... be done by his almighty Spirit, and cannot be otherwise ...
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"For they that are after the Flesh do Mind the Things of the Flesh ...
... The natural man knoweth not the things of the Spirit, so ... I am sure most of you cannot
say, that ever you ... but you neither like to admit nor retain the knowledge ...
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The Law Given, not to Retain a People for Itself, but to Keep ...
... THE LAW GIVEN, NOT TO RETAIN A PEOPLE FOR ITSELF ... what cannot be fulfilled; nay, command
what cannot be fulfilled ... mouth may be stopped, and no man seem great in ...
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The Life of God
... a life, therefore they did not like to retain God in ... there is also the Son; for God's
substance cannot be divided ... the Son; as it is written: 'If a man love Me ...
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The Withering Work of the Spirit
... Year after year you say to yourself, "I cannot work it ... is true of the Greek; but
let us retain the old ... they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them ...
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