An Essay on Spirit: Wherein the Doctrine of the Trinity is Considered in the Light of Nature and Reason : as Well as in the Light in which it was Held by the Ancient Hebrews : Compared Also with the Doctrine of the Old and New Testament : with an Inquiry Into the Sentiments of the Primitive Fathers of the Church : and the Doctrine of the Trinity as Maintained by the Egyptians, Pythagoreans and Platonists : Together with Some Remarks on the Athanasian and Nicene Creeds |
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... whole World to be replete with Spirits formed with diffe- rent Kinds and Degrees of Abilities , accor- ding to the various Ends and Ufes , for which they were defigned by their Creator . The Difference of whofe intellectual Fa- culties ...
... whole World to be replete with Spirits formed with diffe- rent Kinds and Degrees of Abilities , accor- ding to the various Ends and Ufes , for which they were defigned by their Creator . The Difference of whofe intellectual Fa- culties ...
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... they come to a Maturity of Judgment ; during which whole Time , the human Will hath no Relish for any Pleafures , but fuch as enter in by the Senfes . C XVII . The XVII . The Spirit of Man , therefore , being AN ESSAY ON SPIRIT . 17.
... they come to a Maturity of Judgment ; during which whole Time , the human Will hath no Relish for any Pleafures , but fuch as enter in by the Senfes . C XVII . The XVII . The Spirit of Man , therefore , being AN ESSAY ON SPIRIT . 17.
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... Whole is greater than a Part ; that Happiness is preferable to Mi- fery , & c . which the Mind cannot but af- fent to , as foon as it is made to understand the Meaning of those Terms , and which can no more be proved , or demonstrated ...
... Whole is greater than a Part ; that Happiness is preferable to Mi- fery , & c . which the Mind cannot but af- fent to , as foon as it is made to understand the Meaning of those Terms , and which can no more be proved , or demonstrated ...
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... whole Crea- tion . It is by Inftinct that the minuteft Particles of Matter attract or repel each other : It is by Inftinct that the Flower of the Field , which outdoes Solomon in all his Glory , is directed in throwing forth its Leaves ...
... whole Crea- tion . It is by Inftinct that the minuteft Particles of Matter attract or repel each other : It is by Inftinct that the Flower of the Field , which outdoes Solomon in all his Glory , is directed in throwing forth its Leaves ...
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... whole Herd of his own Kind , nor a " Goat to govern a Flock of Goats ; but put those of both Kinds , under the Con- " duct of a Man ; fo God , who loves Mankind , placed them , at firft , under " the Conduct of Angels . " XXXVI . The ...
... whole Herd of his own Kind , nor a " Goat to govern a Flock of Goats ; but put those of both Kinds , under the Con- " duct of a Man ; fo God , who loves Mankind , placed them , at firft , under " the Conduct of Angels . " XXXVI . The ...
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Page 69 - And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
Page 46 - But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him ; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Page 56 - And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
Page 108 - Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying : — " Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife : for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
Page 58 - And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD : and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
Page 93 - I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea ; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud, and in the sea ; and did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same spiritual drink ; (for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them ; and that Rock was CHRIST.) But with many of them GOD was not well pleased; for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
Page 66 - And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
Page 56 - God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them ; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: and it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these : so that the one came not near the other all the night.
Page 50 - Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth : While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
Page 65 - And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.