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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... writer seems willing to allow us is only an historical , political , clerical , mechanical faith and religion , which are terms of art he often makes use of to describe revealed religion ; whilst he appropriates real religion , and ...
... writer seems willing to allow us is only an historical , political , clerical , mechanical faith and religion , which are terms of art he often makes use of to describe revealed religion ; whilst he appropriates real religion , and ...
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... writer of very great importance . But I do not find there has been so general an alarm , or that his attack against re- vealed religion has been judged so very formidable as he seems to apprehend . Perhaps to have taken no notice of him ...
... writer of very great importance . But I do not find there has been so general an alarm , or that his attack against re- vealed religion has been judged so very formidable as he seems to apprehend . Perhaps to have taken no notice of him ...
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... writer doth all he can to show that miracles can be no proof at all of any doctrine or revelation at all as coming from God , he would not be thought to insinuate that miracles are of no use , and can serve to no purpose at all in ...
... writer doth all he can to show that miracles can be no proof at all of any doctrine or revelation at all as coming from God , he would not be thought to insinuate that miracles are of no use , and can serve to no purpose at all in ...
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... writer , and others of his way , would have been ready to say there was nothing in them supernatural , nothing but what might have been performed by the art of cunning men , or by skill in occult philosophy , and natural magic . And yet ...
... writer , and others of his way , would have been ready to say there was nothing in them supernatural , nothing but what might have been performed by the art of cunning men , or by skill in occult philosophy , and natural magic . And yet ...
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... writer zealously opposes , and seems to account little better than atheists . But he urges it farther as another absurdity in the literal sense of the story : That such was the interest of Moses with God that he could make him do ...
... writer zealously opposes , and seems to account little better than atheists . But he urges it farther as another absurdity in the literal sense of the story : That such was the interest of Moses with God that he could make him do ...
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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.