Natural Religion Insufficient, and Revealed Necessary, to Man's Happiness in His Present State: Or, A Rational Enquiry Into the Principles of the Modern Deists |
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... practice that I do not well understand how to ex- cuse or free from the imputation of profanity , and which hath too manifest a tendency to Atheism , to ad- mit of any tolerable defence . The scriptures , and truths , that have any ...
... practice that I do not well understand how to ex- cuse or free from the imputation of profanity , and which hath too manifest a tendency to Atheism , to ad- mit of any tolerable defence . The scriptures , and truths , that have any ...
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... practice and hopes , on no better bottom than education , which gives but too just occasion for the smart re- flection of the witty , though profane poet : By education most have been misled ; So they believe , because they were so bred ...
... practice and hopes , on no better bottom than education , which gives but too just occasion for the smart re- flection of the witty , though profane poet : By education most have been misled ; So they believe , because they were so bred ...
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... practice than custom and education . Whatever these offer in principle , they greedily swallow down , and venture all on so weak a bottom . And this sure is one of the great reasons why so many miscarry in this im- portant matter . It ...
... practice than custom and education . Whatever these offer in principle , they greedily swallow down , and venture all on so weak a bottom . And this sure is one of the great reasons why so many miscarry in this im- portant matter . It ...
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... practices they have a mind to follow , yet shall not in- commode them sorely . This principle gives not absolute security of ... practice and course of life shew them so impatient of restraints , that they love liberty , or ra- ther ...
... practices they have a mind to follow , yet shall not in- commode them sorely . This principle gives not absolute security of ... practice and course of life shew them so impatient of restraints , that they love liberty , or ra- ther ...
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... practice ca- pable of a rational defence . It is like indeed , that sometimes they may meet with such , who although they own religion , are yet incapable of defending it against such objections . But this is no wonder , since there are ...
... practice ca- pable of a rational defence . It is like indeed , that sometimes they may meet with such , who although they own religion , are yet incapable of defending it against such objections . But this is no wonder , since there are ...
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Page 341 - And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgment, than for that city.
Page 179 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Page 187 - ... and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed and the bounds of their habitation ; that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he be not far from every one of us.
Page 390 - Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets ; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham : but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him. If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Page v - But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee ; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee...
Page 339 - For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
Page 341 - But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith : 27 To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever.
Page 391 - But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all : and thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
Page 146 - And many are beholden to revelation who do not acknowledge it. It is no diminishing to revelation that reason gives its suffrage too to the truths revelation has discovered. But it is our mistake to think, that because reason confirms them to us, we had the first certain knowledge of them from thence, and in that clear evidence we now possess them.
Page 186 - And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?