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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... hand is not governed by old and popular prejudices , nor on the other hand led aside by the affectation of novelty and a desire of thinking out of the common way , ) which hath nothing but truth in view , and the serving the cause of ...
... hand is not governed by old and popular prejudices , nor on the other hand led aside by the affectation of novelty and a desire of thinking out of the common way , ) which hath nothing but truth in view , and the serving the cause of ...
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... hand , it is not unlikely that in the opinion he seems to have formed of his own sufficiency , he might be ready to flatter himself that if the friends of revelation did not answer him , it was because they could not do it . Indeed I ...
... hand , it is not unlikely that in the opinion he seems to have formed of his own sufficiency , he might be ready to flatter himself that if the friends of revelation did not answer him , it was because they could not do it . Indeed I ...
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... of a good man's life , would be subverted , or in a great degree weakened : that to take the Scriptures out of the hands of the people would be to give them up to all manner of wickedness , ignorance , viii PREFACE .
... of a good man's life , would be subverted , or in a great degree weakened : that to take the Scriptures out of the hands of the people would be to give them up to all manner of wickedness , ignorance , viii PREFACE .
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... hands of fallible men , no prejudice to its certainty or divine authority . The summary he pretends to give of the reasoning part of the book he undertakes to answer , very unfair and disingenuous . CHAPTER I. An examination of what the ...
... hands of fallible men , no prejudice to its certainty or divine authority . The summary he pretends to give of the reasoning part of the book he undertakes to answer , very unfair and disingenuous . CHAPTER I. An examination of what the ...
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... hand , and not only to give forth laws with the most amazing solemnity in the name of the universal Lord , but to inflict the most awful judgments upon those that re- fused to submit to those laws , and acknowledge him as their Lord ...
... hand , and not only to give forth laws with the most amazing solemnity in the name of the universal Lord , but to inflict the most awful judgments upon those that re- fused to submit to those laws , and acknowledge him as their Lord ...
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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.