True Deism, the Basis of Christianity: Or, Observations on Mr. Thomas Chubb's Posthumous-works: Which Shew, I. How Far the Evidence of Mr. Chubb's Christianity Seems to Arise from His Last Writings. And II. Some of the Blemishes and Errors of Those His Writings, are Pointed Out. To which is Prefixed, an Essay to Demonstrate the Truth and Certainity of a Particular Providence |
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... fact on which he affures his readers , that , in this view and under thefe confiderations , I have no difagrees able apprehenfions . i . e . he either had this view , and conducted under this confideration , or not and this either was ...
... fact on which he affures his readers , that , in this view and under thefe confiderations , I have no difagrees able apprehenfions . i . e . he either had this view , and conducted under this confideration , or not and this either was ...
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... fact . So that what this author has allowed in one place , wholly demolisheth what he would difallow in another . And it is the grand mistake which men ufually run into , who would controvert a divine revela- tion , viz . that because ...
... fact . So that what this author has allowed in one place , wholly demolisheth what he would difallow in another . And it is the grand mistake which men ufually run into , who would controvert a divine revela- tion , viz . that because ...
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... fact recorded in hiftory , he may do it , without ground ; nay , against the very letter of it . And no writer can be fecure from defama- tion , nor any character from the vileft afper- fions . But one would not have expected , that a ...
... fact recorded in hiftory , he may do it , without ground ; nay , against the very letter of it . And no writer can be fecure from defama- tion , nor any character from the vileft afper- fions . But one would not have expected , that a ...
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... fact is , mentioned only by one hiftorian , of good reputation , and no way in itself impro- bable , tho ' others may have omitted it . Be- fides , St. Luke's history has nothing in it , as we fhall hereafter notice , that has the leaft ...
... fact is , mentioned only by one hiftorian , of good reputation , and no way in itself impro- bable , tho ' others may have omitted it . Be- fides , St. Luke's history has nothing in it , as we fhall hereafter notice , that has the leaft ...
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... facts had had place . And it is idle and trifling to say , it cannot be fupported by any other part of this biftory : for fuppofe the hifto- rian had mentioned no number of difciples pre- . vious to this account , it would not at all ...
... facts had had place . And it is idle and trifling to say , it cannot be fupported by any other part of this biftory : for fuppofe the hifto- rian had mentioned no number of difciples pre- . vious to this account , it would not at all ...
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