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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... most earnest endeavours , to render their belief in the gospel effectual to the sanctification of their hearts , the regulation of their lives , and the salvation of their souls . I have only to add , that although this little vi PREFACE .
... most earnest endeavours , to render their belief in the gospel effectual to the sanctification of their hearts , the regulation of their lives , and the salvation of their souls . I have only to add , that although this little vi PREFACE .
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... soul , and a state of rewards and punishments in another life . They believed the world to be under the direction of a vast multi- tude of gods and goddesses , to whom they ascribed the worst passions and the worst vices , that ever ...
... soul , and a state of rewards and punishments in another life . They believed the world to be under the direction of a vast multi- tude of gods and goddesses , to whom they ascribed the worst passions and the worst vices , that ever ...
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... soul , the reality of a future state , and the distribution of rewards and punishments hereafter , they were full of doubt , uncertainty , and hesitation : and rather ardently wished and ho- ped for , than confidently expected and ...
... soul , the reality of a future state , and the distribution of rewards and punishments hereafter , they were full of doubt , uncertainty , and hesitation : and rather ardently wished and ho- ped for , than confidently expected and ...
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... souls , which no sect of philosophy had ever yet found out . ‡ These confessions of the great sa- ges of antiquity , infinitely outweigh the assertions of our modern infidels , * Plato in Apolog . Socratis . 4 Plato de Rep . Augustin de ...
... souls , which no sect of philosophy had ever yet found out . ‡ These confessions of the great sa- ges of antiquity , infinitely outweigh the assertions of our modern infidels , * Plato in Apolog . Socratis . 4 Plato de Rep . Augustin de ...
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... souls of men . this all his thoughts and all his time were constantly and almost incessant- ly occupied . He went about dis- In pensing his blessings to all around him in a thousand different ways ; healing diseases , relieving ...
... souls of men . this all his thoughts and all his time were constantly and almost incessant- ly occupied . He went about dis- In pensing his blessings to all around him in a thousand different ways ; healing diseases , relieving ...
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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...