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... morally speaking , cannot obey , are nevertheless in fuch a ftate as God intended they should be in , is not only making God the author of evil , but it is afcribing to him two incon- fiftent intentions : for to argue that God gave men ...
... morally speaking , cannot obey , are nevertheless in fuch a ftate as God intended they should be in , is not only making God the author of evil , but it is afcribing to him two incon- fiftent intentions : for to argue that God gave men ...
Page 79
... but now we are only taught the plain doctrines of morality , and are bid to take his word for our immortality . To clear up this great and unreasonable offence against the Gofpel , I defire you would confider with DISCOURSE III . 79.
... but now we are only taught the plain doctrines of morality , and are bid to take his word for our immortality . To clear up this great and unreasonable offence against the Gofpel , I defire you would confider with DISCOURSE III . 79.
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... moral cer- tainty of a future ftate , they want to look into the contexture of the foul , and to fee there the natural feeds of immortality ; it is no wonder if they make hipwreck both of their reafon and their faith at once for this ...
... moral cer- tainty of a future ftate , they want to look into the contexture of the foul , and to fee there the natural feeds of immortality ; it is no wonder if they make hipwreck both of their reafon and their faith at once for this ...
Page 113
... morality , and of the duties owing from man to man . The writings of fome of these great men are ftill extant ; and , if we confult only Plato , Ariftotle , and the Roman philofopher Tully , we may fee how far reason and philofophy ...
... morality , and of the duties owing from man to man . The writings of fome of these great men are ftill extant ; and , if we confult only Plato , Ariftotle , and the Roman philofopher Tully , we may fee how far reason and philofophy ...
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... morality were introduced into the world with all the advantage that the ableft and politeft pens could give ; and they became the study and entertainment of all the confiderable men who lived after him . It is worth obferving too , that ...
... morality were introduced into the world with all the advantage that the ableft and politeft pens could give ; and they became the study and entertainment of all the confiderable men who lived after him . It is worth obferving too , that ...
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Page 374 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God : for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man : but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Page 119 - 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 258 - 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.' '"Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Page 327 - And he said. Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
Page 377 - Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Page 176 - For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
Page 139 - Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts : and then shall every man have praise of God.
Page 280 - And to whom sware He that they should not enter into His rest, but to them that believed not? So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
Page 209 - Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand...
Page 320 - Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling : for it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.