The Nature, Procedure, Extent, Value and Effects of a Rational Faith Considered: In Two Sermons Preach'd Before the University of Oxford, on March 11. and June 24. 1744. By William Dodwell ...James Fletcher; and sold, 1745 - 76 pages |
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... Thofe , who fincerely believe it Themselves , to use all En- deavours to fatisfy Others of the Truth of it . 161 And indeed had this Scheme been pro- posed in any other Light , had the First Preach- ers of our Religion placed it on any ...
... Thofe , who fincerely believe it Themselves , to use all En- deavours to fatisfy Others of the Truth of it . 161 And indeed had this Scheme been pro- posed in any other Light , had the First Preach- ers of our Religion placed it on any ...
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... Thofe , who according to St Peter's Direction were pre- pared to give a Reason of the Hope that was in Them , did actually defend it with Success a- gainst Persecution and Misrepresentation : By Strength of Reasoning They filenced the ...
... Thofe , who according to St Peter's Direction were pre- pared to give a Reason of the Hope that was in Them , did actually defend it with Success a- gainst Persecution and Misrepresentation : By Strength of Reasoning They filenced the ...
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... Thofe Motives of Credibility are proposed to Us from God or Man , That Affent , which is the Refult of them , is pro- perly termed Divine or Human Faith . This general Notion does not exclude , but imply the feveral particular Acts and ...
... Thofe Motives of Credibility are proposed to Us from God or Man , That Affent , which is the Refult of them , is pro- perly termed Divine or Human Faith . This general Notion does not exclude , but imply the feveral particular Acts and ...
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... Thofe , who attend not at all to Things of this Kind , and They lose much of their Weight with Thofe , who with Induftry and Pleasure attend to every Cavil which can be raised a- gainst them ; as We have been told , there have been ...
... Thofe , who attend not at all to Things of this Kind , and They lose much of their Weight with Thofe , who with Induftry and Pleasure attend to every Cavil which can be raised a- gainst them ; as We have been told , there have been ...
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... Thofe , who faw them ; but in the very next step , to Thofe , who were not Eye - Wit- neffes , They muft depend on Testimony , on the Sufficiency , that is , the Integrity and Abi- lity of the Reporters . And even to Those , be- fore ...
... Thofe , who faw them ; but in the very next step , to Thofe , who were not Eye - Wit- neffes , They muft depend on Testimony , on the Sufficiency , that is , the Integrity and Abi- lity of the Reporters . And even to Those , be- fore ...
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Affent Affiftance againſt amongſt anſwer Apoſtle Argument Authority B. D. Fellow becauſe beft beſt Bleffing Cafe Capacity Caſes Cauſe Chrift Chriftian Confequence Confideration Conviction Creatures deferve Degree Demonftration dence Difcernment Diſtinctions diſtinguiſh Divine Doctrine Education Enquiry Errors eſtabliſh Eton College Evidence Examination Exerciſe faid fame felf fhew fince Firſt Fitneſs fome fometimes Foundation ftands ftrong fuch fufficient fuitable furely give a Reaſon Goodneſs greateſt Happineſs illuftrate Inftance Inftitution Inftruction Inſpiration irreſiſtible itſelf judge juft Juftice juſtly leaſt lefs leſs ligion likewiſe Maker Mankind Meaneft Method moft Moral moſt muft muſt Nature neceffarily neceffary Neceffity Notions obferve Objection otherwiſe Oxon Paffions Perfons Philofophers plain Poffibility Prejudices preſent Principle profeſs propoſed publiſhed Queſtion raiſed Rational Belief Rational Faith Religion Revelation Senfe Senſe Sermon preach'd ſhould Suppofition taught Teftimony thefe Themſelves theſe Things thods Thofe thoſe tion tional Faith Truth turally unaffifted Underſtanding Univerſal Uſe Virtue Wiſdom
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Page 25 - Works done before the grace of Christ, and the Inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the...
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Page 24 - School-Authors fay) deferve grace of congruity : yea, rather for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of fin.
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