The force of the argument for the truth of Christianity drawn from a collective view of prophecy, occasion'd by dr. [C.] Middleton's Examination of the bishop of London's Discourses1653 |
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... firft Time the Argu- ment was , and could have been , made Use of in its full Extent . The Prophecies had not till then received their full and final Completion . The Scene of our Saviour's Sufferings was now clof a Luke 24. 25 & c . ed ...
... firft Time the Argu- ment was , and could have been , made Use of in its full Extent . The Prophecies had not till then received their full and final Completion . The Scene of our Saviour's Sufferings was now clof a Luke 24. 25 & c . ed ...
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... firft Occafion , after it was capable of be- ing put in Force , feems clearly to point out to Us the most proper Ufe ... firft View of Prophecy is chiefly con- cerned in leading Us to the firft Ufe of it . For the greatest Strength of ...
... firft Occafion , after it was capable of be- ing put in Force , feems clearly to point out to Us the most proper Ufe ... firft View of Prophecy is chiefly con- cerned in leading Us to the firft Ufe of it . For the greatest Strength of ...
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... firft End of Prophe- cy , and with a View of fupporting the Faith and Religion of the Old World . That they are fit- ted to ferve this great End will easily appear . MAN's Innocence was the Condition on which he held his original Title ...
... firft End of Prophe- cy , and with a View of fupporting the Faith and Religion of the Old World . That they are fit- ted to ferve this great End will easily appear . MAN's Innocence was the Condition on which he held his original Title ...
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... firft Sinner therefore could have no rea- fonable Expectations of Happiness , except it fhould please the Mercy of God to open for him a new Way to it . This God vouchfafed to do out of his great Compaffion for the helpless State of ...
... firft Sinner therefore could have no rea- fonable Expectations of Happiness , except it fhould please the Mercy of God to open for him a new Way to it . This God vouchfafed to do out of his great Compaffion for the helpless State of ...
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... firft , their Force would have gradually decayed ; long and unregarded Expec- tation would have wearied out Faith , and they would at last have vanished like Dreams , and been loft in the fpreading Corruptions of Man- kind . Or had they ...
... firft , their Force would have gradually decayed ; long and unregarded Expec- tation would have wearied out Faith , and they would at last have vanished like Dreams , and been loft in the fpreading Corruptions of Man- kind . Or had they ...
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Page 96 - And he answered and said unto them, "Have ye not read that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, 'For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and shall cleave to his wife; and they twain shall be one flesh'? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Page 98 - But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Page 83 - Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life: thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field: in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken : for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Page 108 - And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Page 95 - Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
Page 98 - And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
Page 91 - And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
Page 91 - And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; and the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
Page 40 - For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
Page 41 - Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father : there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me : for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?