A Summary of the Principal Evidences for the Truth and Divine Origin of the Christian Revelation: Designed Chiefly for the Use of Young Persons : to which is Added the Celebrated Poem on Death |
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... minds of those who are just enter . ing into the world , by plain and concise statements of the principal arguments in favour of Christianity , against the efforts that will be made to mislead their judgments , corrupt their principles ...
... minds of those who are just enter . ing into the world , by plain and concise statements of the principal arguments in favour of Christianity , against the efforts that will be made to mislead their judgments , corrupt their principles ...
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... minds . After this , I would recom- mend it to my young readers , as they advance in life , to have recourse to one or more of the well known treatises of Grotius , Addison , Clarke , Leslie , Lardner , Beattie , and Paley , on the ...
... minds . After this , I would recom- mend it to my young readers , as they advance in life , to have recourse to one or more of the well known treatises of Grotius , Addison , Clarke , Leslie , Lardner , Beattie , and Paley , on the ...
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... mind to what may be extraordinary in narrative : all is fair , can- did , and simple . The historians make no reflec- tions of their own , but confine themselves to matter of fact , that is , to what they heard and saw ; and honestly ...
... mind to what may be extraordinary in narrative : all is fair , can- did , and simple . The historians make no reflec- tions of their own , but confine themselves to matter of fact , that is , to what they heard and saw ; and honestly ...
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... , and a failing of eyes , and sorrow of mind , and send a faintness into their hearts in the land of their enemies ; so that the sound of a shaken leaf should chase them . " * The same things are 44 THE TRUTH AND DIVINE ORIGIN.
... , and a failing of eyes , and sorrow of mind , and send a faintness into their hearts in the land of their enemies ; so that the sound of a shaken leaf should chase them . " * The same things are 44 THE TRUTH AND DIVINE ORIGIN.
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... mind , com- pletely baffled all the artifices and malice of his enemies , and enabled him to elude all the snares that were laid for him . It appears , then , even from this short and imperfect sketch of our Saviour's character , that ...
... mind , com- pletely baffled all the artifices and malice of his enemies , and enabled him to elude all the snares that were laid for him . It appears , then , even from this short and imperfect sketch of our Saviour's character , that ...
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Page 15 - Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness; covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity, whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful...
Page 107 - And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, 13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
Page 105 - Ye have a watch : go your way, make it as sure as ye can." So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
Page 113 - Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, if we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole, be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
Page 87 - And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: And I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 106 - And, behold, there was a great earthquake : for the Angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: and for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
Page 106 - And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye : for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here; for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
Page 118 - When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them ; and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
Page 28 - FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...
Page 56 - ... to do unto all men as we would they should do unto us...