The Whole Works of the Rev. W. Bates, Volume 1James Black, 1815 - Presbyterianism |
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... gods does not prejudice the natural notion of one true God . Idolatry was not uni- versal . The worship of the only true God is preserved where idolatry is abolished . II . IT is objected , that the belief of the Deity was at first in ...
... gods does not prejudice the natural notion of one true God . Idolatry was not uni- versal . The worship of the only true God is preserved where idolatry is abolished . II . IT is objected , that the belief of the Deity was at first in ...
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... God is no full conviction of his existence , because then we must believe the false gods that were adored in the world . To this it may be answered . 1. The multitude of idols created by superstitious fancies , is a strong presumption ...
... God is no full conviction of his existence , because then we must believe the false gods that were adored in the world . To this it may be answered . 1. The multitude of idols created by superstitious fancies , is a strong presumption ...
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... God's hand is capable of such admirable art ? * But the constant sight of living productions causes our neglect ... God , whose in- strument it is , and with deliberate admiration praises him for his excellent works . II . The most ...
... God's hand is capable of such admirable art ? * But the constant sight of living productions causes our neglect ... God , whose in- strument it is , and with deliberate admiration praises him for his excellent works . II . The most ...
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... God , the disbelief and undervaluing his excellencies ; and some that immediately respect a man's self , as sloth ... God's absolute dominion over the rea- sonable creature , is regulated by his wisdom , and limited by his will . The ...
... God , the disbelief and undervaluing his excellencies ; and some that immediately respect a man's self , as sloth ... God's absolute dominion over the rea- sonable creature , is regulated by his wisdom , and limited by his will . The ...
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... God's justice . Nay , by wicked means they are pros- perous and happy . 3. The best men are often in the worst condition , and merely upon the account of their goodness . They are oppressed because they do not make resistance , and ...
... God's justice . Nay , by wicked means they are pros- perous and happy . 3. The best men are often in the worst condition , and merely upon the account of their goodness . They are oppressed because they do not make resistance , and ...
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Page 484 - If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Page 113 - And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord ; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord : for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Page 150 - Let the people praise thee, O God ; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us.
Page 476 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Page 151 - For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same, my name shall be great among the gentiles, and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 536 - Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink.
Page 376 - If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father: and he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world,
Page 184 - When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him...
Page 483 - Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see : The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them.
Page 47 - Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made ; well : but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace ; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands...