Several Discourses Preached at the Temple Church, Volume 1J. Whiston and B. White, 1759 |
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... Religion in general is fuppofed ; and the only Question is , from what Fountain we muft derive it . The Difpute can only lie between Natural and Revealed Religion : If Nature be able to direct us , it will be hard to justify the Wisdom ...
... Religion in general is fuppofed ; and the only Question is , from what Fountain we muft derive it . The Difpute can only lie between Natural and Revealed Religion : If Nature be able to direct us , it will be hard to justify the Wisdom ...
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... Religion . But let us , if you pleafe , examine this Pretence , and fee upon what Ground this Plea of Natural Religion can be maintained . If Nature can inftruct us fufficiently in Re- ligion , we have indeed no Reason to go any - where ...
... Religion . But let us , if you pleafe , examine this Pretence , and fee upon what Ground this Plea of Natural Religion can be maintained . If Nature can inftruct us fufficiently in Re- ligion , we have indeed no Reason to go any - where ...
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... Religion . Nay , there are ftill Nations under the Sun , who are , as to Religion , in a mere State of Nature : The ... Natural Religion in its full Perfection ; for there is no Want of natural Reason , nor any Room to complain of Pre ...
... Religion . Nay , there are ftill Nations under the Sun , who are , as to Religion , in a mere State of Nature : The ... Natural Religion in its full Perfection ; for there is no Want of natural Reason , nor any Room to complain of Pre ...
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... Nature to direct them ; what Security have the great Patrons of Natural Religion now , that , were they left only to Reason and Nature , they should not run into the fame Errors and Abfurdities ? Have they more Reason than those who ...
... Nature to direct them ; what Security have the great Patrons of Natural Religion now , that , were they left only to Reason and Nature , they should not run into the fame Errors and Abfurdities ? Have they more Reason than those who ...
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... Religion they are ignorant and fuperftitious , and have but very little of what we call Natural Religion among them : And what Ground is there to imagine that Reason would have done more , made greater Discoveries of Truth , or more ...
... Religion they are ignorant and fuperftitious , and have but very little of what we call Natural Religion among them : And what Ground is there to imagine that Reason would have done more , made greater Discoveries of Truth , or more ...
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Page 163 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and CHANGED the glory of the uncorruptible God into AN IMAGE made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Page 11 - God, into an image made like unto corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
Page 254 - But thefe are written that ye might believe that Jefus is the Chrift, the Son of God ; and that believing, ye might have life through his Name.
Page 283 - See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: Neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Page 344 - Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Page 99 - Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
Page 80 - He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment ; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Page 347 - For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now, if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
Page 212 - Take heed therefore unto yourfelves, and to all the flock over the which the Holy Ghoft hath made you Overfeers, to feed the Church of God, which he hath purchafed with his own blood.