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... lovers of God ; having a form of godliness , but deny- ing the power thereof : from such turn away . For of this sort are they who creep into houses , and lead captive silly women laden with sins , led away with divers lusts ; vii.
... lovers of God ; having a form of godliness , but deny- ing the power thereof : from such turn away . For of this sort are they who creep into houses , and lead captive silly women laden with sins , led away with divers lusts ; vii.
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... turn them against pre- dominant desire - and when the light is too over- powering , to render an erroneous verdict possible , men see , as in a glass , the truth , and straightway , from inattention , willingly forget its image and ...
... turn them against pre- dominant desire - and when the light is too over- powering , to render an erroneous verdict possible , men see , as in a glass , the truth , and straightway , from inattention , willingly forget its image and ...
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... turns on the known properties of the subjects spoken of ; and of several meanings possible , the nature of the subject decides the selection . The difficulty in the primitive age was , and ever has been , that false philosophy has been ...
... turns on the known properties of the subjects spoken of ; and of several meanings possible , the nature of the subject decides the selection . The difficulty in the primitive age was , and ever has been , that false philosophy has been ...
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... So that one of these sagacious philosophers has only to turn his sapient eye on any subject whatever , and howeve recondite and profound , he sees with the slightest glance what is reasonable about it , and what is 30 CAUSES OF SCEPTICISM .
... So that one of these sagacious philosophers has only to turn his sapient eye on any subject whatever , and howeve recondite and profound , he sees with the slightest glance what is reasonable about it , and what is 30 CAUSES OF SCEPTICISM .
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... turns furiously , and rushes , vi et armis , upon his unre- lenting tormentor . And now he stands erect , and sets his mouth against the heavens , and his foot on all which is pure and holy ; and calls it eman- cipation , and the ...
... turns furiously , and rushes , vi et armis , upon his unre- lenting tormentor . And now he stands erect , and sets his mouth against the heavens , and his foot on all which is pure and holy ; and calls it eman- cipation , and the ...
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Page 147 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me," even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and...
Page 73 - For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Page 8 - Saviour ; knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying ; Where is the promise of his coming ? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Page 8 - The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
Page 98 - Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Page 26 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people...
Page 146 - For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
Page 159 - If you thus behave yourselves, and so become a terror to evil doers and a praise to them that do well...
Page 7 - Chap. iii. know also, that in the last -*- days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of GOD ; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof : from such turn away.
Page 150 - This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.