A view of the principal deistical writers ... in England in the last and present century, Volume 21764 |
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... truth of it . He introduces a plain man of common found fenfe declaring his fentiments upon this fubject , and that though he could not affirm , he would not deny the immortality of the foul ; and that there was nothing to tempt him to ...
... truth of it . He introduces a plain man of common found fenfe declaring his fentiments upon this fubject , and that though he could not affirm , he would not deny the immortality of the foul ; and that there was nothing to tempt him to ...
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... truth the creatures of metaphyfics and theology 9 : That “ human pride was indulged by heathen philofophers " and Platonic Chriftians ; and fince they could not make man " participant of the divine nature by his body , they thought ...
... truth the creatures of metaphyfics and theology 9 : That “ human pride was indulged by heathen philofophers " and Platonic Chriftians ; and fince they could not make man " participant of the divine nature by his body , they thought ...
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... truth they knew nothing of either " but a few phenomena infufficient to frame any hypothefis . " Yet he himself fpeaks of material fubftance , as a thing " we " perfectly know and are affured of , whilft we only affume or " guefs at ...
... truth they knew nothing of either " but a few phenomena infufficient to frame any hypothefis . " Yet he himself fpeaks of material fubftance , as a thing " we " perfectly know and are affured of , whilft we only affume or " guefs at ...
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... truth . For if men are fo framed , that they cannot be properly governed without the hopes or fears of a future ftate ; if these are neceffary to preferve order and good government in the world , to allure and engage men to virtue , and ...
... truth . For if men are fo framed , that they cannot be properly governed without the hopes or fears of a future ftate ; if these are neceffary to preferve order and good government in the world , to allure and engage men to virtue , and ...
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... truth " to another , through the whole course of these demon- " ftrations . In all these cafes we know , we do not believe P. ” He afferts , that " we more certainly know the will of God in " this way than we can know it in any other 9 ...
... truth " to another , through the whole course of these demon- " ftrations . In all these cafes we know , we do not believe P. ” He afferts , that " we more certainly know the will of God in " this way than we can know it in any other 9 ...
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abfolutely abfurd acknowleged afferts affured againſt anfwer antient apoftles attefted becauſe beſt cafe Canaan caufe Chrift Chriftian confequence confideration confidered confiftent conftitution defign deftroy diftinct doctrine endeavour eſpecially eſtabliſhed evidence exprefly facred fafely faid falfe fame fays feems fenfe feveral fhall fhew fhewn fhould fince firft firſt fome fubftance fubject fuch fufferings fufficient fuppofe future ftate fyftem ginal Gofpel goodneſs greateſt happineſs hath heathen hiftory higheſt himſelf holy human idolatry Ifraelites inftances inftitutions inftruct interefts itſelf Japheth Jefus Jews juft juſt knowlege law of nature Lord Bolingbroke manifeft mankind miracles Mofaic moft moral moſt muſt nations neceffary obferves occafion paffages paffions perfons philofophers pleaſed poffibly polygamy prefent preferved pretended proof publiſhed puniſhments purpoſe reafon regard religion reprefented revelation ſcheme Scriptures ſhall ſtate Teftament teftimony thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thofe facts thoſe tion true truth univerfal uſe virtue wiſdom worſhip writings
Popular passages
Page 231 - And I will kill her children with death ; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts : and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Page 428 - How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is 'turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
Page 119 - But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
Page 427 - And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Page 426 - Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done ; he commanded, and it stood fast.
Page 157 - God will bring every work into judgment, with every fecret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Page 220 - My ground and belief is, that there is but one God and one mediator between God and man...
Page 417 - Finally, brethren, whatfoever things are ' true, whatfoever things are honeft, whatfoever things ' are juft, whatfoever things are pure, whatfoever things ' are lovely, whatfoever things are of good report : If ' there be any virtue, and if there be any praife, think
Page 111 - I hold that all laws or compacts imposing any such condition upon any human being are absolutely void, because contrary to the law of nature, which is the law of God, by which he makes his ways known to man, and is paramount to all human control.
Page 308 - And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: and he drank of the wine, and was drunken ; and he was uncovered within his tent. And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.