The Divine Authority of the Old and New Testament Asserted: With a Particular Vindication of the Character of Moses, and the Prophets, Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and His Apostles, Against the Unjust Aspersions and False Reasonings of a Book, Entitled. The Moral Philosopher. To which is Added a Defence of this Book Against the Exceptions and Misrepresentations in the Second Volume of The Moral Philosopher |
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... holy religion are sensible of , and therefore they have done themselves the honour to assume this character as if it were their sole privilege , and a distinction that sets them above the rest of mankind . But as no man is a freethinker ...
... holy religion are sensible of , and therefore they have done themselves the honour to assume this character as if it were their sole privilege , and a distinction that sets them above the rest of mankind . But as no man is a freethinker ...
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... Holy Ghost : yea , he absolutely denies them to be any proofs at all . Though he sometimes talks of the great benefit of the light of the gospel , yet he will not allow that any one thing was discovered by that reve- lation but what was ...
... Holy Ghost : yea , he absolutely denies them to be any proofs at all . Though he sometimes talks of the great benefit of the light of the gospel , yet he will not allow that any one thing was discovered by that reve- lation but what was ...
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... Holy Scriptures , and a firm adherence to them as the great rule of faith and practice , is the most effectual preservative . I can scarce form to myself an idea of a revelation whose doc- trines and precepts have a more manifest ...
... Holy Scriptures , and a firm adherence to them as the great rule of faith and practice , is the most effectual preservative . I can scarce form to myself an idea of a revelation whose doc- trines and precepts have a more manifest ...
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... Holy Ghost , considered and vindicated , against our author's exceptions . His pretence that those gifts of the Holy Ghost might be used like natural facul- ties and talents , according to the pleasure of the persons who were endowed ...
... Holy Ghost , considered and vindicated , against our author's exceptions . His pretence that those gifts of the Holy Ghost might be used like natural facul- ties and talents , according to the pleasure of the persons who were endowed ...
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... Holy Ghost , and especially the strange and absurd representation he makes of the gifts of tongues , considered and exposed . Concerning the power of work- ing miracles in the apostolical age . It did not depend upon those that had this ...
... Holy Ghost , and especially the strange and absurd representation he makes of the gifts of tongues , considered and exposed . Concerning the power of work- ing miracles in the apostolical age . It did not depend upon those that had this ...
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Page 212 - Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Page 97 - Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Page 371 - But will God indeed dwell on the earth ? Behold, the heaven, and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee: how much less this house that I have builded...
Page 70 - Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself : I am the LORD.
Page 202 - Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines : the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold : and there shall be no herd in the stalls ; Yet I will rejoice in the Lord : I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 49 - Christ came not to destroy the law and the prophets, but to fulfil...
Page 54 - Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Page 54 - But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage ? Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
Page 272 - Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Page 476 - Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.