Observations on the conversion and apostleship of st. Paul, a letter [by G. Lyttelton.]. |
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... carried it on with any fuccefs by the means we know he em- ployed . First then , the inducement to fuch an im- posture must have been one of these two , either the hope of advancing himself by it in his temporal intereft , credit or ...
... carried it on with any fuccefs by the means we know he em- ployed . First then , the inducement to fuch an im- posture must have been one of these two , either the hope of advancing himself by it in his temporal intereft , credit or ...
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... carrying on , and fome fecret directions to turn it to fome worldly purposes of one kind or another ; but no fuch thing is to be found in any one of them . The fame difinterested , holy , and divine spirit , breathes in all thefe , as ...
... carrying on , and fome fecret directions to turn it to fome worldly purposes of one kind or another ; but no fuch thing is to be found in any one of them . The fame difinterested , holy , and divine spirit , breathes in all thefe , as ...
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... unac- countably wild and abfurd , as to undertake an impofture fo unprofitable and dangerous , ' both to himself and thofe he deceived by it , he he could not poffibly have carried it on with any and Apoflefsip of St. PAUL . 39.
... unac- countably wild and abfurd , as to undertake an impofture fo unprofitable and dangerous , ' both to himself and thofe he deceived by it , he he could not poffibly have carried it on with any and Apoflefsip of St. PAUL . 39.
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... carried on by one man alone . The faith he profeffed , and which he became an Apostle of , was not his invention . He was not the author or begin- ner of it , and therefore it was not in his power to draw the doctrines of it out of his ...
... carried on by one man alone . The faith he profeffed , and which he became an Apostle of , was not his invention . He was not the author or begin- ner of it , and therefore it was not in his power to draw the doctrines of it out of his ...
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... carrying on this wicked fraud , and the whole matter must have been previously agreed on between them . But here again the fame objection occurs : How could this man venture to act fuch a dangerous part without the confent of the other ...
... carrying on this wicked fraud , and the whole matter must have been previously agreed on between them . But here again the fame objection occurs : How could this man venture to act fuch a dangerous part without the confent of the other ...
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Page 69 - Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors : but when we had opened, we found no man within.
Page 74 - So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth ; but God that giveth the increase.
Page 74 - But by the grace of God I am what I am; and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Page 6 - For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us; for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you, neither did we eat any man's bread for nought, but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you ; not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
Page 75 - THOUGH I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have no charity, I am nothing.
Page 25 - God, for which ye also suffer: seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; and to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels...