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... evidences of his own being and godhead in every work of the creation , fo that men could not but have a notion of the Deity ; yet , fo little did they profit by that knowledge , that it ferved only to render them inexcufable in their ...
... evidences of his own being and godhead in every work of the creation , fo that men could not but have a notion of the Deity ; yet , fo little did they profit by that knowledge , that it ferved only to render them inexcufable in their ...
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... at leaft , it is reasonable when we are called to this inquiry , by having a revelation tendered to us , fupported by fuch evidence , which , though it may be easily rejected without reafon , yet to reason will 18 DISCOURSE I.
... at leaft , it is reasonable when we are called to this inquiry , by having a revelation tendered to us , fupported by fuch evidence , which , though it may be easily rejected without reafon , yet to reason will 18 DISCOURSE I.
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... evidence for any parti- cular revelation is excluded by those who argue against all revelation a priori , as being inconfiftent with the wisdom of God . What they fay amounts to this ; That God , having given us reason , has bound us to ...
... evidence for any parti- cular revelation is excluded by those who argue against all revelation a priori , as being inconfiftent with the wisdom of God . What they fay amounts to this ; That God , having given us reason , has bound us to ...
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... evidence that there is a God , we can find no poffible way to account for his jus- tice and goodness towards the children of men , but by fuppofing that he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness : and ...
... evidence that there is a God , we can find no poffible way to account for his jus- tice and goodness towards the children of men , but by fuppofing that he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness : and ...
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... evidence that death deftroys this com- pound being which we call man . How to revive this union nature knows not ; and as for those who make the spirits of men in the divided state to be perfect men , they feem to have got a conclufion ...
... evidence that death deftroys this com- pound being which we call man . How to revive this union nature knows not ; and as for those who make the spirits of men in the divided state to be perfect men , they feem to have got a conclufion ...
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Page 374 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God : for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man : but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Page 119 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and CHANGED the glory of the uncorruptible God into AN IMAGE made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Page 258 - Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet'; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.' '"Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Page 327 - And he said. Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
Page 377 - Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Page 176 - For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Page 139 - Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts : and then shall every man have praise of God.
Page 280 - And to whom sware He that they should not enter into His rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
Page 209 - Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand...
Page 320 - Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling : for it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.