The Christian's prospect; or, A cursory survey of the revelations of Scripture respecting the blessedness of the righteous in the future state |
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Page ix
... reason suffi . ciently strong for confining our attention to the scriptures alone , especially in a treatise upon the subject , designed for the use of those who admit their truth . To inquire whether the knowledge of that life has been ...
... reason suffi . ciently strong for confining our attention to the scriptures alone , especially in a treatise upon the subject , designed for the use of those who admit their truth . To inquire whether the knowledge of that life has been ...
Page x
... reason to think , was derived from some primeval revelation , the knowledge of which had not been completely lost , or from some traditionary reports conveyed to different portions of the human family by the descendants of Abraham . The ...
... reason to think , was derived from some primeval revelation , the knowledge of which had not been completely lost , or from some traditionary reports conveyed to different portions of the human family by the descendants of Abraham . The ...
Page xi
... reason upon the subject with feelings similar to those with which the heathen , in ancient times , prosecuted their inqui- ries . They , in many instances at least , seem to for- get , that they are reasoning about a subject regarding ...
... reason upon the subject with feelings similar to those with which the heathen , in ancient times , prosecuted their inqui- ries . They , in many instances at least , seem to for- get , that they are reasoning about a subject regarding ...
Page xii
... concep- tion of the circumstances connected with that life , nor of the scenes which are exhibited in the regions which lie beyond the grave . The power of reason cannot draw aside the veil which conceals those re- gions xii INTRODUCTION .
... concep- tion of the circumstances connected with that life , nor of the scenes which are exhibited in the regions which lie beyond the grave . The power of reason cannot draw aside the veil which conceals those re- gions xii INTRODUCTION .
Page xiv
... of the bless- edness which righteous men enjoy . Though I am far from thinking that the revelations which are made respecting the future condition of the former class are of inferior importance , it is , for reasons xiv INTRODUCTION .
... of the bless- edness which righteous men enjoy . Though I am far from thinking that the revelations which are made respecting the future condition of the former class are of inferior importance , it is , for reasons xiv INTRODUCTION .
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Page 204 - But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with ? They say unto him, We are able.
Page 29 - I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell ; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell : God knoweth ;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
Page 256 - And I saw no temple therein : for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. **And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it : for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Page 137 - Fur behold I create new heavens, and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create : for behold I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a, joy.
Page 78 - Like sheep they are laid in the grave ; death shall feed on them ; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning ; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave : for he shall receive me.
Page 257 - And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: and they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.
Page 72 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 128 - And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
Page 208 - But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
Page 207 - His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.