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... evil from " the Book called the Scriptures , can never , so long as he finds his notions of morality and religion accord with those of Christians , be sure that those notions are not drawn from the Book in quesion , and by no means from ...
... evil from " the Book called the Scriptures , can never , so long as he finds his notions of morality and religion accord with those of Christians , be sure that those notions are not drawn from the Book in quesion , and by no means from ...
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... evil springs . He is guilty of pride and disingenuousness , under the suppo- sition most favourable to his safety , viz . that the Book in question has a mere human origin ; but what is he guilty of , if it do indeed come from God ...
... evil springs . He is guilty of pride and disingenuousness , under the suppo- sition most favourable to his safety , viz . that the Book in question has a mere human origin ; but what is he guilty of , if it do indeed come from God ...
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... evil , foolishness " * We see how little natural re- ligion could do for them , wise as they were , when they did not set out with just notions of their Maker . But as virtue consists in the greatest possible conformity of our conduct ...
... evil , foolishness " * We see how little natural re- ligion could do for them , wise as they were , when they did not set out with just notions of their Maker . But as virtue consists in the greatest possible conformity of our conduct ...
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... evil ? Meditating on scenes such as these reason confesses her impotence , and is constrained to allow that " the ways of the Lord are , indeed , very deep , and past finding out . " Man cannot understand the laws by which God governs ...
... evil ? Meditating on scenes such as these reason confesses her impotence , and is constrained to allow that " the ways of the Lord are , indeed , very deep , and past finding out . " Man cannot understand the laws by which God governs ...
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... evil is trans- mitted from father to son as we know that physical evil is . Now we do not attribute a jot more cruelty to the Al- mighty by supposing that he does suffer moral evil to be thus transmitted , than we do by acknowledging ...
... evil is trans- mitted from father to son as we know that physical evil is . Now we do not attribute a jot more cruelty to the Al- mighty by supposing that he does suffer moral evil to be thus transmitted , than we do by acknowledging ...
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Page 115 - I am the good shepherd, and know my -sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
Page 147 - Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Page 111 - Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
Page 106 - If David then call him Lord, how is he his son ? And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Page 115 - 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.
Page 130 - Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not : for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book : worship God.
Page 117 - 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 126 - And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Page 105 - What think ye of Christ? whose son is he?" They say unto him, " The son of David." He saith unto them, " How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool ? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
Page 124 - He made the worlds ; who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high ; being made so much better than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.