The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 1M. Sherman, 1829 - Presbyterian Church |
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... distinct evidence be discussed upon no other principle than the ordinary and approved principles of criticism , we as . sure him that the sacred history would far outweigh the profane in the number and value of its testimonies . In ...
... distinct evidence be discussed upon no other principle than the ordinary and approved principles of criticism , we as . sure him that the sacred history would far outweigh the profane in the number and value of its testimonies . In ...
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... the testimonies of these original writers to one another . In the second Epistle of Peter , there is a distinct reference made to the writings of Paul ; and in the Acts of the Apostles , there is a reference made 22 PRINCIPLES OF.
... the testimonies of these original writers to one another . In the second Epistle of Peter , there is a distinct reference made to the writings of Paul ; and in the Acts of the Apostles , there is a reference made 22 PRINCIPLES OF.
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... distinct inquiries be set on foot , where the object of the one is to settle some point of sacred history , and the object of the other is to settle some point of profane history ; the mind acquiesces in a much smaller quantity of evi ...
... distinct inquiries be set on foot , where the object of the one is to settle some point of sacred history , and the object of the other is to settle some point of profane history ; the mind acquiesces in a much smaller quantity of evi ...
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... distinct credibility to each of the testimo- nies are added together , and give a so much higher credibility to those points of information upon which they deliver a common testimony . This is the case when the testimonies carry in them ...
... distinct credibility to each of the testimo- nies are added together , and give a so much higher credibility to those points of information upon which they deliver a common testimony . This is the case when the testimonies carry in them ...
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... distinct assertion , that he believed in the truth of the original testimony . The evidence may be strengthened still farther , by the acces sion of a third manuscript , and a third testimony . All the sepa rate circumstances which ...
... distinct assertion , that he believed in the truth of the original testimony . The evidence may be strengthened still farther , by the acces sion of a third manuscript , and a third testimony . All the sepa rate circumstances which ...
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Page 125 - The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb...
Page 127 - Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it, 45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
Page 122 - And men shall speak of the might of Thy terrible acts : And I will declare Thy greatness.
Page 124 - And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven : and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it...
Page 126 - And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 117 - For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass : for he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Page 126 - Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; the field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Page 124 - I say unto you. Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God : But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
Page 129 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house: and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Page 39 - Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high ; who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth...