A defence of the Christian religion from the several objections of modern antiscripturists, wherein the literal sense of the prophesies contained in the Old Testament and of the miracles recorded in the New, is explained and vindicated |
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... humane Helps at their Command , neither Such compafs of Learning , nor Power of Invention , nor Clearness of Rea- Joning , as can inject any great Terror , or make us look upon them as a for- midable Enemy . * The First of these Authors ...
... humane Helps at their Command , neither Such compafs of Learning , nor Power of Invention , nor Clearness of Rea- Joning , as can inject any great Terror , or make us look upon them as a for- midable Enemy . * The First of these Authors ...
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... humane Reafon , as to its Imper- fection , 416 419 And Depravity : That Reafon , in its higheft Improvement , could not fettle a Rule of Religion ; because the ancient Philofophers bad the beft of their Knowledge from Revelation , Were ...
... humane Reafon , as to its Imper- fection , 416 419 And Depravity : That Reafon , in its higheft Improvement , could not fettle a Rule of Religion ; because the ancient Philofophers bad the beft of their Knowledge from Revelation , Were ...
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... humane Reason , and fo worthy of Divine Maje- fty ; this was a Scheme , which these poor illiterate Men were no more able to in- vent , than they were to create a World : And yet , notwithstanding the great va- riety and difficulty of ...
... humane Reason , and fo worthy of Divine Maje- fty ; this was a Scheme , which these poor illiterate Men were no more able to in- vent , than they were to create a World : And yet , notwithstanding the great va- riety and difficulty of ...
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... humane Hiftory can pretend to , of the Faithful- nefs of the Evangelifts , and of the Cer- tainty of every thing contained in their Writings : That Perfons , fituated in their Circumftances , even confider'd as com- mon Hiftorians ...
... humane Hiftory can pretend to , of the Faithful- nefs of the Evangelifts , and of the Cer- tainty of every thing contained in their Writings : That Perfons , fituated in their Circumftances , even confider'd as com- mon Hiftorians ...
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... we find it not near fo good , as fome humane Com- " pofitions ? At the best , ' tis but a fim- " ple Narrative of a plain Man's Life , " with * 2 Cor . iv . 3 , 4 . " with fome Occafional Epiftles from a " few of 20 The LITERAL SENSE of.
... we find it not near fo good , as fome humane Com- " pofitions ? At the best , ' tis but a fim- " ple Narrative of a plain Man's Life , " with * 2 Cor . iv . 3 , 4 . " with fome Occafional Epiftles from a " few of 20 The LITERAL SENSE of.
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Page 64 - Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing . They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us?
Page 65 - If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works : that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
Page 30 - And my speech, and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power, that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Page 395 - Scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures; and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve; after that he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
Page 234 - But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Page 507 - If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin ; but now they have no cloak for their sin.
Page 27 - For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
Page 98 - I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put My words in His mouth ; and He shall speak unto them all that I shall command Him.
Page 111 - O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments...
Page 98 - Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.