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William Greenough Thayer Shedd was a scholar in the 19th century, with his specific profession and category currently unclear. He was born on June 21, 1820, and passed away on November 17, 1894.

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“Say what men may, it is doctrine that moves the world. He who takes no position will not sway the human intellect.”

Men World Humans May Moving Position Intellect Doctrine

Book:Homiletics, and Pastoral Theology

Source: Homiletics, and Pastoral Theology

“That some unevangelized men are saved, in the present life, by an extraordinary exercise of redeeming grace in Christ, has been the hope and belief of Christendom. It was the hope and belief of the elder Calvinists, as of the later.”

Men Has Beens Belief Christ Grace Exercise Extraordinary Saved Elders Redeeming Christendom Present Life

Author:William Greenough Thayer Shedd

“A man's ideal, like his horizon, is constantly receding from him as he advances toward it.”

Men Ideals Horizon

Book:Homiletics, and Pastoral Theology

Source: Homiletics, and Pastoral Theology

“Total depravity means the entire absence of holiness, not the highest intensity of sin. A totally depraved man is not as bad as he can be, but he has no holiness, that is, no supreme love of God”

Men Mean Sin Highest Absence Supreme God Love Holiness Intensity Depravity Depraved

Author:William Greenough Thayer Shedd

About the Author

Born: June 21, 1820
Died: November 17, 1894
Known for: Author
Quotes: 10

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