The Evidences of the Christian ReligionJ. Tonson, 1733 - 330 pages |
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Joseph Addison. ⚫ another in perfection , they are not ad- mitted nearer to the throne of the Al- mighty , and enjoy greater manifefta- tions of his prefence ; whether there are not folemn times and occafions , when all the multitude of ...
Joseph Addison. ⚫ another in perfection , they are not ad- mitted nearer to the throne of the Al- mighty , and enjoy greater manifefta- tions of his prefence ; whether there are not folemn times and occafions , when all the multitude of ...
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... perfection , who is the fource of Be ing , the fountain of all that existence which we and his whole Creation derive from him . Let us therefore with the ut- moft humility acknowledge , that as fome Being muft neceffarily have ex- ifted ...
... perfection , who is the fource of Be ing , the fountain of all that existence which we and his whole Creation derive from him . Let us therefore with the ut- moft humility acknowledge , that as fome Being muft neceffarily have ex- ifted ...
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... perfection in the fense which one animal enjoys beyond what appears in another , that though the fenfe in dif- ferent animals be diftinguished by the fame common denomination , it seems al- moft of a different nature . If after this we ...
... perfection in the fense which one animal enjoys beyond what appears in another , that though the fenfe in dif- ferent animals be diftinguished by the fame common denomination , it seems al- moft of a different nature . If after this we ...
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... perfection , be- tween the Supreme Being and man , than between man and the most defpicable in- fect . This confequence of fo great a variety of Beings which are fuperior to us , from that variety which is inferior to us , is made by Mr ...
... perfection , be- tween the Supreme Being and man , than between man and the most defpicable in- fect . This confequence of fo great a variety of Beings which are fuperior to us , from that variety which is inferior to us , is made by Mr ...
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... perfection , as we fee they gradually defcend from us downwards : which if it be probable , we have reason then to be perfuaded , that there are far more Species of creatures above us , than there are beneath ; we being in degrees of ...
... perfection , as we fee they gradually defcend from us downwards : which if it be probable , we have reason then to be perfuaded , that there are far more Species of creatures above us , than there are beneath ; we being in degrees of ...
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Page 103 - I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
Page 87 - His substance is within the substance of every being, whether material or immaterial, and as intimately present to it as that being is to itself. It would be an imperfection in him...
Page 79 - When you glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as you can ; for even yet will he far exceed. And when you exalt him, put forth all your strength, and be not weary; for you can never go far enough.
Page 82 - WAS yesterday, about sun-set, walking in the open fields, till the night insensibly fell upon me. I at first amused myself with all the richness and variety of colours which appeared in the western parts of heaven ; in proportion as they faded away and went out, several stars and planets appeared one after another, till the whole firmament was in a glow.
Page 291 - ... as it generally happens, that virtue would make us more happy even in this life than a contrary...
Page 195 - After it a voice roareth: He thundereth with the voice of his excellency; And he will not stay them when his voice is heard. God thundereth marvellously with his voice; Great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
Page 89 - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; and backward, but I cannot perceive him : on the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him : he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him : but he knoweth the way that I take : when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Page 296 - ... from all relation to eternity, is the most wonderful and unaccountable composition in the whole creation. He hath capacities to lodge a much greater variety of knowledge than he will be ever master of, and an unsatisfied curiosity to tread the secret paths of nature and providence ; but with this, his organs...
Page 238 - Their sound is gone out into all lands : and their words into the ends of the world. 5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for...
Page 91 - Secondly, How deplorable is the condition of an intellectual being, who feels no other effects from this his presence but such as proceed from divine wrath and indignation...