The influence of the Hebrew and Christian revelations on ancient heathen writers: an essay which obtained the Hulsean prize, 1849 |
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... God , or as indirectly obtained from a sacred source . The one is that each nation of mankind , Invented . as it has emerged from barbarism , has invent- ed a theology for ... gods themselves , CHAPTER III Origin of Religious Philosophy.
... God , or as indirectly obtained from a sacred source . The one is that each nation of mankind , Invented . as it has emerged from barbarism , has invent- ed a theology for ... gods themselves , CHAPTER III Origin of Religious Philosophy.
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... gods themselves , from the mud of their own Nile , and which afterwards formed one of the chief points of the Epicurean doctrine . Thus Lucretius : Linquitur ut merito maternum nomen adepta Terra sit , e terra quoniam sint cuncta creata ...
... gods themselves , from the mud of their own Nile , and which afterwards formed one of the chief points of the Epicurean doctrine . Thus Lucretius : Linquitur ut merito maternum nomen adepta Terra sit , e terra quoniam sint cuncta creata ...
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... God is the centre of their entire spiritual life ? Heeren says , respecting the influence of re- ligion on the policy of nations , From the history of human policy it is manifest , that religion possesses a higher political impor- tance ...
... God is the centre of their entire spiritual life ? Heeren says , respecting the influence of re- ligion on the policy of nations , From the history of human policy it is manifest , that religion possesses a higher political impor- tance ...
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... God's holy Word . " These two nations have been distinguished doubtless for having in very early times cor- rupted their religious faith , and in the case of Egypt , to a degree that makes it quite out of the question that that country ...
... God's holy Word . " These two nations have been distinguished doubtless for having in very early times cor- rupted their religious faith , and in the case of Egypt , to a degree that makes it quite out of the question that that country ...
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... gods , who reigned 36,525 years . " " Manetho's account does not seem to have given satisfaction ; for soon after he had com- posed it , Eratosthenes was ordered to make a further collection of Egyptian kings . ” In fact , as Bunsen ...
... gods , who reigned 36,525 years . " " Manetho's account does not seem to have given satisfaction ; for soon after he had com- posed it , Eratosthenes was ordered to make a further collection of Egyptian kings . ” In fact , as Bunsen ...
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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.