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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... pleased to make known a truth by way of immediate inspiration , may be certainly assured that God doth thus reveal it to him ; and that in this case , though he doth not by his own reason apprehend the ne- cessary connexion of the terms ...
... pleased to make known a truth by way of immediate inspiration , may be certainly assured that God doth thus reveal it to him ; and that in this case , though he doth not by his own reason apprehend the ne- cessary connexion of the terms ...
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... pleased . They could then only work mi- racles , when it seemed fit to the divine wisdom they should do them for valuable ends . And it cannot be supposed that God who gave them this power on purpose to confirm the truth , would enable ...
... pleased . They could then only work mi- racles , when it seemed fit to the divine wisdom they should do them for valuable ends . And it cannot be supposed that God who gave them this power on purpose to confirm the truth , would enable ...
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... pleased to assign for the miracles wrought by Christ and his apostles is , that they tended to convince the people that they were no enemies to God , and to their country , and disposed them coolly and soberly to consider the nature and ...
... pleased to assign for the miracles wrought by Christ and his apostles is , that they tended to convince the people that they were no enemies to God , and to their country , and disposed them coolly and soberly to consider the nature and ...
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... that they came from human tradition and testimony , would only render himself ridiculous . This author , to show the insufficiency of tradition for conveying 6 doctrines and laws of religion , is pleased to OF REVELATION . 21.
... that they came from human tradition and testimony , would only render himself ridiculous . This author , to show the insufficiency of tradition for conveying 6 doctrines and laws of religion , is pleased to OF REVELATION . 21.
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... pleased to compare it to a parent or master's writing to another person , and he to a third , and the third to a fourth , and so on to the hundreth or thousandth hand , which orders were at last come to his family , about something of ...
... pleased to compare it to a parent or master's writing to another person , and he to a third , and the third to a fourth , and so on to the hundreth or thousandth hand , which orders were at last come to his family , about something of ...
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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.