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... opinions . The latter at- tempt gave rise to the early heresies . The Jewish here- sies consisted chiefly in endeavouring to preserve the authority of Moses and their ancient law , by reducing the Messiah and the Christian revelation to ...
... opinions . The latter at- tempt gave rise to the early heresies . The Jewish here- sies consisted chiefly in endeavouring to preserve the authority of Moses and their ancient law , by reducing the Messiah and the Christian revelation to ...
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... opinions , a complete identity is asserted between the most dissimilar deities ; to the eyes of the initiated all the gods are blended into one , and Jupiter , Juno , and Neptune , with the rest , like mere phantoms of mist and ...
... opinions , a complete identity is asserted between the most dissimilar deities ; to the eyes of the initiated all the gods are blended into one , and Jupiter , Juno , and Neptune , with the rest , like mere phantoms of mist and ...
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... opinions of Aristotle concerning the first Mover , though more destitute of imagination , on that account , nearer to the truth . Many of the Stoick dogmas , though sounding high and plausible con- cerning the divine nature , are yet ...
... opinions of Aristotle concerning the first Mover , though more destitute of imagination , on that account , nearer to the truth . Many of the Stoick dogmas , though sounding high and plausible con- cerning the divine nature , are yet ...
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... opinions were made up of useful errors and dangerous truths . But in the absence of just principles , as it is more easy to dis- cover what is useful than what is true , their supposed errors were often truths , and their supposed ...
... opinions were made up of useful errors and dangerous truths . But in the absence of just principles , as it is more easy to dis- cover what is useful than what is true , their supposed errors were often truths , and their supposed ...
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... opinions descend lower and lower in the scale of mind , and that the errors of ancient genius become the heresies of modern sectarians . VIII . Thus we observe , that the great and ever- recurring error of the ancients proceeds from ...
... opinions descend lower and lower in the scale of mind , and that the errors of ancient genius become the heresies of modern sectarians . VIII . Thus we observe , that the great and ever- recurring error of the ancients proceeds from ...
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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...