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... evil heart of unbe- lief , an equal proneness to sense , and tendency to forget the true and living God . They had within them the same faculties , and without them the same nature . The course of error had thus a won- derful similarity ...
... evil heart of unbe- lief , an equal proneness to sense , and tendency to forget the true and living God . They had within them the same faculties , and without them the same nature . The course of error had thus a won- derful similarity ...
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... evil heart of unbelief which is ever seeking to depart from the living God . The immediate de- scendants of Noah , by their speedy forsaking the true religion , showed how soon an unwritten revela- tion is lost ; and if rites are ...
... evil heart of unbelief which is ever seeking to depart from the living God . The immediate de- scendants of Noah , by their speedy forsaking the true religion , showed how soon an unwritten revela- tion is lost ; and if rites are ...
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... evil . The Eon also , who formed this matter into shape , and organized it into the world , as it now exists , from being nearly allied to the matter on which he wrought , was considered as a fallen and evil spirit , opposed to the ...
... evil . The Eon also , who formed this matter into shape , and organized it into the world , as it now exists , from being nearly allied to the matter on which he wrought , was considered as a fallen and evil spirit , opposed to the ...
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... of an inner sense contained in them had been made to coincide with the dreams of philosophy . The truths of Christianity were now to be explained away by the same subtle process . Evil was consi- 5 * EARLY CORRUPTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY . 53.
... of an inner sense contained in them had been made to coincide with the dreams of philosophy . The truths of Christianity were now to be explained away by the same subtle process . Evil was consi- 5 * EARLY CORRUPTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY . 53.
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James Douglas (of Cavers.) away by the same subtle process . Evil was consi- dered less a transgression of the holy law of God than as distance from the supreme fountain of ex- istence . A Christian purgatory was introduced similar to ...
James Douglas (of Cavers.) away by the same subtle process . Evil was consi- dered less a transgression of the holy law of God than as distance from the supreme fountain of ex- istence . A Christian purgatory was introduced similar to ...
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Page 26 - Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations. and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Page 205 - I dine, I play a game of backgammon, I converse, and am merry with my friends; and when, after three or four hours...
Page 108 - And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee ; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth ; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
Page 106 - Let no man deceive you by any means : for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed; the son of perdition ; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped ; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
Page 293 - The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee : but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Page 107 - And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Page 276 - ... work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God Who worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
Page 205 - I am confounded with all these questions, and begin to fancy myself in the most deplorable condition imaginable, environed with the deepest darkness, and utterly deprived of the use of every member and faculty.
Page 203 - ... with a present impression, than we can hinder ourselves from thinking, as long as we are awake, or seeing the surrounding bodies, when we turn our eyes towards them in broad...
Page 204 - The intense view of these manifold contradictions and imperfections in human reason has so wrought upon me, and heated my brain, that I am ready to reject all belief and reasoning, and can look upon no opinion even as more probable or likely than another...