Two Apologies: One for Christianity, in a Series of Letters Addressed to Edward Gibbon : the Other for the Bible, in Answer to Thomas Paine : to which are Added Two Sermons and a Charge in Defence of Revealed Religion |
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... mankind , you seem to some to have insinuated , that Christianity , like other impostures , might have made its way in the world , though its origin had been as human as the means by which you suppose it was spread . It is no wish or ...
... mankind , you seem to some to have insinuated , that Christianity , like other impostures , might have made its way in the world , though its origin had been as human as the means by which you suppose it was spread . It is no wish or ...
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... mankind , and all the offices and amusements of life . Now , how such an extravagant and intemperate zeal as you here describe , can , humanly speaking , be con- sidered as one of the chief causes of the quick propagation of ...
... mankind , and all the offices and amusements of life . Now , how such an extravagant and intemperate zeal as you here describe , can , humanly speaking , be con- sidered as one of the chief causes of the quick propagation of ...
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... mankind , should have been so singular in their conduct , as never to have listened to the clamours of passion before the still voice of reason ; as never to have pre- ferred a present gratification of sense , in the lewd celebration of ...
... mankind , should have been so singular in their conduct , as never to have listened to the clamours of passion before the still voice of reason ; as never to have pre- ferred a present gratification of sense , in the lewd celebration of ...
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... mankind , that amongst all ranks and persuasions of men it was esteemed an impossible thing . At Athens the philosophers had listened with patience to St. Paul , whilst they conceived him but a setter forth of strange gods ; but as soon ...
... mankind , that amongst all ranks and persuasions of men it was esteemed an impossible thing . At Athens the philosophers had listened with patience to St. Paul , whilst they conceived him but a setter forth of strange gods ; but as soon ...
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... mankind by Jesus of Nazareth . " Montesquieu is of opinion that it will ever be impossible for Christianity to establish itself in China and the East , from this circumstance , that it prohibits a plurality of wives . How then could it ...
... mankind by Jesus of Nazareth . " Montesquieu is of opinion that it will ever be impossible for Christianity to establish itself in China and the East , from this circumstance , that it prohibits a plurality of wives . How then could it ...
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Page 37 - Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
Page 34 - Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Page 244 - Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh : who are Israelites to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises, whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Page 330 - Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we ? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him : and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.
Page 22 - Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah : Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt ; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD.
Page 368 - Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
Page 63 - For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Page 224 - And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve ; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell : but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods...
Page 259 - I am the Lord, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.
Page 368 - Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.