The influence of the Hebrew and Christian revelations on ancient heathen writers: an essay which obtained the Hulsean prize, 1849 |
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... IV . Claims of ancient Heathen Nations 34 CHAPTER V. 93 An ancient Revelation traditional . CHAPTER VI . Mosaic Revelation 105 CHAPTER VII . Appearance of Philosophy in Greece 113 CHAPTER VIII . Page Traces of derived instruction in Greek.
... IV . Claims of ancient Heathen Nations 34 CHAPTER V. 93 An ancient Revelation traditional . CHAPTER VI . Mosaic Revelation 105 CHAPTER VII . Appearance of Philosophy in Greece 113 CHAPTER VIII . Page Traces of derived instruction in Greek.
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... instruction in Greek writers before the Christian Æra 146 CHAPTER IX . Roman writers 230 CHAPTER X. Reflections on the foregoing statements . 242 CHAPTER XI . Christian Revelation 246 APPENDIX . On the present state of Religion in ...
... instruction in Greek writers before the Christian Æra 146 CHAPTER IX . Roman writers 230 CHAPTER X. Reflections on the foregoing statements . 242 CHAPTER XI . Christian Revelation 246 APPENDIX . On the present state of Religion in ...
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... 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 spring , had been those only of a few ...
... 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 spring , had been those only of a few ...
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... ; -became the source to other nations of wholesome instruction on divine subjects . The close connexion of the Hebrews , from Connexion the time in which their religious belief became with ARRANGEMENTS OF PROVIDENCE . 15.
... ; -became the source to other nations of wholesome instruction on divine subjects . The close connexion of the Hebrews , from Connexion the time in which their religious belief became with ARRANGEMENTS OF PROVIDENCE . 15.
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... instruction on Divine sub- jects of which the Hebrews are afterwards . found in possession ! That the Israelites were in danger of con- tamination from them is more than probable . 66 Whether or not it was a vice inherent in 52 CLAIMS ...
... instruction on Divine sub- jects of which the Hebrews are afterwards . found in possession ! That the Israelites were in danger of con- tamination from them is more than probable . 66 Whether or not it was a vice inherent in 52 CLAIMS ...
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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.