The Spiritual Mustard Pot: Containing a Demonstration of the Existence of God. Answers to Three Objections to the Divine Origin of the Scriptures. And, an Essay on the Origin of Religion1824 - Bible - 204 pages |
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... conclusion , ex- cept those who believe that the Christian and Mahom- etan religions have an equal chance of truth , and to such , the Christian can address no argument . We must conclude , therefore , that the injury which Chris ...
... conclusion , ex- cept those who believe that the Christian and Mahom- etan religions have an equal chance of truth , and to such , the Christian can address no argument . We must conclude , therefore , that the injury which Chris ...
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... in pro- pogating our species . The same may be observed of the bodies of brutes , and the organs of vegetables , and the same order and harmony reigns throughout the u ; niverse . We may conclude , from these facts , 32.
... in pro- pogating our species . The same may be observed of the bodies of brutes , and the organs of vegetables , and the same order and harmony reigns throughout the u ; niverse . We may conclude , from these facts , 32.
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... conclude , from these facts , that the same harmony extends to our minds , and that we pos- sess no useless powers of intellect , or principles of belief . We should adopt nothing , therefore , as a first principle , which , if it ...
... conclude , from these facts , that the same harmony extends to our minds , and that we pos- sess no useless powers of intellect , or principles of belief . We should adopt nothing , therefore , as a first principle , which , if it ...
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... conclude , that some other event , which has caused its existence , has preceded it ; but we cannot learn what that cause was . If we should find a man dead in the highway , we should know that there must have been some cause of his ...
... conclude , that some other event , which has caused its existence , has preceded it ; but we cannot learn what that cause was . If we should find a man dead in the highway , we should know that there must have been some cause of his ...
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... conclusions which he has drawn from his ear- ly experience , for necessary truths . Take a man who , till his middle age , has never heard of the diurnal mo- tion of the earth , and he will tell you , that if the world turned over ...
... conclusions which he has drawn from his ear- ly experience , for necessary truths . Take a man who , till his middle age , has never heard of the diurnal mo- tion of the earth , and he will tell you , that if the world turned over ...
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Page 2 - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 157 - Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord ; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Page 156 - But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Page 147 - Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Page 149 - So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
Page 156 - And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word : for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Page 148 - Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead; so the last error shall be worse than the first.
Page 154 - Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Page 154 - Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign ; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, And shall call his name Immanuel.
Page 158 - 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...