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... miracles pretended to by the church of Rome . VOL . VI . G For miracles , we know , were once useful for A Second Letter concerning Toleration . 81.
... miracles pretended to by the church of Rome . VOL . VI . G For miracles , we know , were once useful for A Second Letter concerning Toleration . 81.
Page 82
John Locke. For miracles , we know , were once useful for the pro- moting true religion , and the salvation of souls ; which is more than you say for your political punishments : but yet we must conclude that God thinks them not useful ...
John Locke. For miracles , we know , were once useful for the pro- moting true religion , and the salvation of souls ; which is more than you say for your political punishments : but yet we must conclude that God thinks them not useful ...
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... miracles upon the demand of another wise controller , who having set his heart upon miracles , as you have yours on force , will demand , what other means is there left but miracles ? For it is like this last gentle- man would take it ...
... miracles upon the demand of another wise controller , who having set his heart upon miracles , as you have yours on force , will demand , what other means is there left but miracles ? For it is like this last gentle- man would take it ...
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John Locke. utmost force had been used , miracles might not do some service at least , indirectly and at a distance , to- wards the bringing men to embrace the truth . And if you cannot prove that miracles may not thus do some service ...
John Locke. utmost force had been used , miracles might not do some service at least , indirectly and at a distance , to- wards the bringing men to embrace the truth . And if you cannot prove that miracles may not thus do some service ...
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... miracles " to supply the want of the magistrates ' assistance till Christianity was supported and encouraged by the laws of the empire : " for , by your own rule , the magistrates of the world , during the three first centuries after ...
... miracles " to supply the want of the magistrates ' assistance till Christianity was supported and encouraged by the laws of the empire : " for , by your own rule , the magistrates of the world , during the three first centuries after ...
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Page 498 - Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand ; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive; for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed ; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Page 519 - Predestination to Life is the everlasting purpose of God, whereby (before the foundations of the world were laid) he hath constantly decreed by his counsel secret to us, to deliver from curse and damnation those whom he hath chosen in Christ out of mankind, and to bring them by Christ to everlasting salvation, as vessels made to honour.
Page 462 - And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season ? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Page 522 - Sound speech, that cannot be condemned ; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
Page 62 - All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. What man is he that feareth the Lord ? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
Page 483 - God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 497 - Therefore speak I to them in parables : because they seeing, see not, and hearing, they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive.
Page 117 - ... for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of them that do well.
Page 452 - Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you : but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Page 41 - I say, first, no opinions contrary to human society, or to those moral rules which are necessary to the preservation of civil society, are to be tolerated by the magistrate.