Christian Philosophy: Or, An Attempt to Display by Internal Testimony, the Evidence and Excellence of Revealed Religion. With an Appendix, on Mr. Paine's Pamphlet, on Prayer, Etc. ... |
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... human as well as scriptural , on which it is founded ; and not to reject doctrines in which their own . happiness is ... learn- ing , and piety , to the great men whose sen- timents I have cited in support of my own . Let the firm ...
... human as well as scriptural , on which it is founded ; and not to reject doctrines in which their own . happiness is ... learn- ing , and piety , to the great men whose sen- timents I have cited in support of my own . Let the firm ...
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... Human Learning highly useful , and to be pursued with all Diligence , but cannot , of itself , furnish Evi- DENCES of Christianity completely satisfactory , like those which the heart of the good Christian feels from divine Influence ...
... Human Learning highly useful , and to be pursued with all Diligence , but cannot , of itself , furnish Evi- DENCES of Christianity completely satisfactory , like those which the heart of the good Christian feels from divine Influence ...
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... human nature . Evil is learned sooner and re- membered longer than good ; and it would be better to let many ... learning and piety . The refutations are often long , laboured , and tedious , while the objections are short and lively ...
... human nature . Evil is learned sooner and re- membered longer than good ; and it would be better to let many ... learning and piety . The refutations are often long , laboured , and tedious , while the objections are short and lively ...
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... Human learning and hu- " man wisdom have rashly and vainly usurped the place " of it . " It is observable that these old principles are still to be " found among dissenters , in a good measure , which is " the reason why their opponents ...
... Human learning and hu- " man wisdom have rashly and vainly usurped the place " of it . " It is observable that these old principles are still to be " found among dissenters , in a good measure , which is " the reason why their opponents ...
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... human soul . They found it in the scriptures , in the liturgy , in the articles , and they preached it with a zeal ... learning , and true piety , feared to preach the Holy Ghost and its operations , the main doctrine of the gospel ...
... human soul . They found it in the scriptures , in the liturgy , in the articles , and they preached it with a zeal ... learning , and true piety , feared to preach the Holy Ghost and its operations , the main doctrine of the gospel ...
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Page 325 - Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom ; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Page 107 - ... that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of him; the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints...
Page 290 - Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see ; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
Page 203 - Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish : for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
Page 130 - But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you : but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Page 312 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire.
Page 261 - God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these Thy servants by water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given unto them forgiveness of all their sins ; strengthen them, we beseech Thee, O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter, and daily increase in them Thy manifold gifts of grace...
Page 188 - But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world unto our glory.
Page 207 - But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Page v - Jews ; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law...