The Divine Authority of the Old and New Testament Asserted: With a Particular Vindication of the Character of Moses, and the Prophets, Our Saviour Jesus Christ, and His Apostles, Against the Unjust Aspersions and False Reasonings of a Book, Entitled. The Moral Philosopher. To which is Added a Defence of this Book Against the Exceptions and Misrepresentations in the Second Volume of The Moral Philosopher |
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... believe they will scarce feel themselves obliged to him for his compliment , since he insinuates at the same time that they are in his own way of thinking . But as for those that stand up for positive , insti- tuted , revealed , and ...
... believe they will scarce feel themselves obliged to him for his compliment , since he insinuates at the same time that they are in his own way of thinking . But as for those that stand up for positive , insti- tuted , revealed , and ...
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... believe the truth of these facts . • Page 342 CHAPTER IV . The law of Moses is in itself reasonable and excellent . This does not render the attestation given it by miracles needless ; but strengthens and enforces it . The covenant of ...
... believe the truth of these facts . • Page 342 CHAPTER IV . The law of Moses is in itself reasonable and excellent . This does not render the attestation given it by miracles needless ; but strengthens and enforces it . The covenant of ...
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... believe him upon his own authority without any human interposition ; but if a man speaks to me as from God , I must take his own word for it , unless he could prove to me the natural rea- sonableness or fitness of the thing ; and then I ...
... believe him upon his own authority without any human interposition ; but if a man speaks to me as from God , I must take his own word for it , unless he could prove to me the natural rea- sonableness or fitness of the thing ; and then I ...
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... believe any doctrines to be true , because they are revealed from God to any other sent to ourselves , but we must believe them to be revealed from God , because we know them by our own reason to be true , by arguments drawn from the ...
... believe any doctrines to be true , because they are revealed from God to any other sent to ourselves , but we must believe them to be revealed from God , because we know them by our own reason to be true , by arguments drawn from the ...
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... believe he will scarce deny that these things are of considerable importance in religion , and that we may have sufficient evidence of their being true . Or does he mean by the moral truth and righteousness of doc- trines that they have ...
... believe he will scarce deny that these things are of considerable importance in religion , and that we may have sufficient evidence of their being true . Or does he mean by the moral truth and righteousness of doc- trines that they have ...
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Page 212 - Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Page 97 - Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Page 371 - But will God indeed dwell on the earth ? Behold, the heaven, and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee: how much less this house that I have builded...
Page 70 - Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself : I am the LORD.
Page 202 - Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines : the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold : and there shall be no herd in the stalls ; Yet I will rejoice in the Lord : I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 49 - Christ came not to destroy the law and the prophets, but to fulfil...
Page 54 - Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
Page 54 - But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage ? Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
Page 272 - Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Page 476 - Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.