The influence of the Hebrew and Christian revelations on ancient heathen writers: an essay which obtained the Hulsean prize, 1849 |
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... Scriptures claim to be the authoritative instructors of mankind on a class of subjects not within the reach of unaided human reason . And it is a question of importance and deep interest , in what de- gree it can be shewn , that they ...
... Scriptures claim to be the authoritative instructors of mankind on a class of subjects not within the reach of unaided human reason . And it is a question of importance and deep interest , in what de- gree it can be shewn , that they ...
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... Scriptures had con- tributed to the instruction of the ancient heathen , has been treated rather as a super- stition of the Christian Fathers than as a well attested truth . If these opinions , and the philosophy out of which they ...
... Scriptures had con- tributed to the instruction of the ancient heathen , has been treated rather as a super- stition of the Christian Fathers than as a well attested truth . If these opinions , and the philosophy out of which they ...
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... Scriptures have been the source of all the best parts of Heathen Philosophy has been more strengthened by what is gained than weakened by what is lost . The Christian Revelation was explicitly declared to be intended for all mankind ...
... Scriptures have been the source of all the best parts of Heathen Philosophy has been more strengthened by what is gained than weakened by what is lost . The Christian Revelation was explicitly declared to be intended for all mankind ...
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... Scripture itself , that it was plainly intended to exclude the nations from the benefit of this earlier light , it would have been our duty to bow with submission to such a mystery . But this is manifestly far from being the case . It ...
... Scripture itself , that it was plainly intended to exclude the nations from the benefit of this earlier light , it would have been our duty to bow with submission to such a mystery . But this is manifestly far from being the case . It ...
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... Scripture assures us that the first human pair became fallen from a holy life in God into one of sinful self - sufficiency , we are bound to believe that man , though fallen thus from 28 ORIGIN OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY .
... Scripture assures us that the first human pair became fallen from a holy life in God into one of sinful self - sufficiency , we are bound to believe that man , though fallen thus from 28 ORIGIN OF RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY .
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Page 12 - For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for? And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Page 18 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart; and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 18 - O SING unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
Page 166 - As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.
Page 171 - He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken...
Page 163 - Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
Page 249 - Annotations on the Acts of the Apostles. Original and selected. Designed principally for the use of Candidates for the Ordinary BA Degree, Students for Holy Orders, &c., with College and Senate-House Examination Papers. By the Rev. TR MASKEW, MA Second Edition, enlarged. 12mo. 5».
Page 12 - Keep therefore and do them ; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
Page 151 - But where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding ? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Page 89 - Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: so shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.