The Letter and the Spirit: Six Sermons on the Inspiration of Holy Scripture, Preached Before the University of Oxford in the Discharge of His Office of Select PreacherMacmillan and Company, 1861 - 181 pages |
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... necessary researches may be conducted without the distraction of painful doubts and the bitterness of excited controversy . It will be to him a source of real gratitude should he find that he has at all succeeded in this aim . He has ...
... necessary researches may be conducted without the distraction of painful doubts and the bitterness of excited controversy . It will be to him a source of real gratitude should he find that he has at all succeeded in this aim . He has ...
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... necessary to write , just as the human eye and mind are necessary to read ; but it is the Word of God , and not of man . It may be worth while considering , whether this is not the best way to approach the subject of Inspiration - to ...
... necessary to write , just as the human eye and mind are necessary to read ; but it is the Word of God , and not of man . It may be worth while considering , whether this is not the best way to approach the subject of Inspiration - to ...
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... necessary to salvation . They do not put in the foreground those difficulties which are felt with regard to the structure and condition of its human framework ; but place them in a position where , if we are called on to approach them ...
... necessary to salvation . They do not put in the foreground those difficulties which are felt with regard to the structure and condition of its human framework ; but place them in a position where , if we are called on to approach them ...
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... necessary tendency to alter the received body of truth , but it may teach us a lesson of no small importance , if it makes us feel to some de- gree the nature of our knowledge , and of our ignorance . " If any man will do , " — that is ...
... necessary tendency to alter the received body of truth , but it may teach us a lesson of no small importance , if it makes us feel to some de- gree the nature of our knowledge , and of our ignorance . " If any man will do , " — that is ...
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... necessary to keep theory from creeping in . Those often theorise most boldly , who deny that they theorise at all . A theory is often implied , where it is not asserted . It may pass itself off to the unwary as a simple fact , or hide ...
... necessary to keep theory from creeping in . Those often theorise most boldly , who deny that they theorise at all . A theory is often implied , where it is not asserted . It may pass itself off to the unwary as a simple fact , or hide ...
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Page 172 - ARE you persuaded that the holy Scriptures contain sufficiently all Doctrine required of necessity for eternal salvation through faith in Jesus Christ...
Page 131 - But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God : which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
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Page 77 - O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you...
Page 165 - All the Books of the New Testament, as they are commonly received, we do receive, and account them Canonical.
Page 77 - Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Page 15 - Christ and other Masters. A Historical Inquiry into some of the Chief Parallelisms and Contrasts between Christianity and the Religious Systems of the Ancient World.
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Page 173 - Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee : by this we believe that thou earnest forth from God.
Page 127 - And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought ; but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it ; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.