The Works of the Right Reverend William Warburton ...L. Hansard & sons, 1811 |
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Page viii
... wonder the English reader , who only measures them by such repre- sentations , should be disposed to think very irreverently of these early lights of the Christian Church . But , let us divest ourselves of prejudice , whether we think ...
... wonder the English reader , who only measures them by such repre- sentations , should be disposed to think very irreverently of these early lights of the Christian Church . But , let us divest ourselves of prejudice , whether we think ...
Page xi
... wonder then , if under this manage- ment truth was rarely found . What seems to be more wonderful is , that , when it was found , its value was so little understood that it was as frequently sacrificed to the empty vanity , as to the ...
... wonder then , if under this manage- ment truth was rarely found . What seems to be more wonderful is , that , when it was found , its value was so little understood that it was as frequently sacrificed to the empty vanity , as to the ...
Page 77
... wonder we find them written at the same time . St. Jerom expressly says * , that the books against our holy faith were composed during the Persian expedition . Libanius , indeed , intimates , they were written in his winter quarters at ...
... wonder we find them written at the same time . St. Jerom expressly says * , that the books against our holy faith were composed during the Persian expedition . Libanius , indeed , intimates , they were written in his winter quarters at ...
Page 112
... wonder , either on himself or his " neighbour : having a radiant mark on his body or on his garment : in which there was something " that , in art and elegance , exceeded all painting or embroidery * ' This —ἐπεὶ δὲ πάλα διεξελθὼ τἆλλαν ...
... wonder , either on himself or his " neighbour : having a radiant mark on his body or on his garment : in which there was something " that , in art and elegance , exceeded all painting or embroidery * ' This —ἐπεὶ δὲ πάλα διεξελθὼ τἆλλαν ...
Page 121
... wonder , and inclined to give the fathers credit for the facts , how much soever they might be mistaken in the immediate cause of them : and the unbeliever , from the fate of so promising an objection , may be taught the use of modesty ...
... wonder , and inclined to give the fathers credit for the facts , how much soever they might be mistaken in the immediate cause of them : and the unbeliever , from the fate of so promising an objection , may be taught the use of modesty ...
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Page 41 - And He will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of His people shall He take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.
Page 297 - God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 42 - And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Page 241 - Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Page 262 - For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another divers kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
Page 224 - Thou shalt be -visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Page 204 - And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
Page 358 - Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him...
Page 356 - The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? 26 But if we shall say Of men; we fear the people: for all hold John as a prophet. 27 And they answered Jesus and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
Page 41 - Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such to worship him.