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... conduct of an impostor , as an impostor , in the times during which Christ appeared , p . 102 . ( 2. ) Statement of the actual directly opposite conduct of Christ , p . 104 . 2. The difficulties attendant upon the hypothesis , that ...
... conduct of an impostor , as an impostor , in the times during which Christ appeared , p . 102 . ( 2. ) Statement of the actual directly opposite conduct of Christ , p . 104 . 2. The difficulties attendant upon the hypothesis , that ...
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... conduct which he thinks fit to adopt . On the contrary , he places a miserable being upon the rack , and there he retains him . It is true indeed , that bodily sufferings inflicted by the hand of God , and bodily sufferings inflicted by ...
... conduct which he thinks fit to adopt . On the contrary , he places a miserable being upon the rack , and there he retains him . It is true indeed , that bodily sufferings inflicted by the hand of God , and bodily sufferings inflicted by ...
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... conduct will be most pleasing to his creator . Doubtless , if God be just and good and merciful , then justice and goodness and mercy will be acceptable to him : for like ever delights in like . But here is the difficulty . The deist ...
... conduct will be most pleasing to his creator . Doubtless , if God be just and good and merciful , then justice and goodness and mercy will be acceptable to him : for like ever delights in like . But here is the difficulty . The deist ...
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... conduct them , without distinction of country or sect , towards happiness and perfection . Here then we have the foundation of what Mr. Volney calls an authen- tic and immutable code , not calculated for one family or one nation only ...
... conduct them , without distinction of country or sect , towards happiness and perfection . Here then we have the foundation of what Mr. Volney calls an authen- tic and immutable code , not calculated for one family or one nation only ...
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... of folly in man , is precisely the line of conduct adopted by a God of * See Paley's Natural Theology , passim .. confessedly surpassing wisdom in regard to the whole intelligent human 44 [ SECT . II . THE DIFFICULTIES.
... of folly in man , is precisely the line of conduct adopted by a God of * See Paley's Natural Theology , passim .. confessedly surpassing wisdom in regard to the whole intelligent human 44 [ SECT . II . THE DIFFICULTIES.
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Page 136 - I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
Page 132 - The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
Page 152 - Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come : that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
Page 72 - ... in the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even ! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning ! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
Page 106 - ... ™As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. **The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Page 134 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Page 111 - Woe unto you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Page 135 - For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Page 107 - Then charged He His disciples that they should tell no man that He was Jesus the Christ. 21. From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto His disciples, how that He must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 22. Then Peter took Him, and began to rebuke Him, saying, Be it far from Thee, Lord: this shall not be unto Thee.
Page 133 - We ought to obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree ; him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we are his witnesses of these things, and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.