The Works of Richard Hurd, Lord Bishop of Worcester: Theological worksT. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1811 |
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... Scripture , as well as the text , clearly asserts the divine original and direction of the prophe- cies . A just reasoner on the subject will , therefore , proceed on this supposition , and only try whether it be well founded . He will ...
... Scripture , as well as the text , clearly asserts the divine original and direction of the prophe- cies . A just reasoner on the subject will , therefore , proceed on this supposition , and only try whether it be well founded . He will ...
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... scriptures , they are apt to let this so neces- sary idea slip out of their minds ; and to dis- course upon them just as they would or might do , on the supposition that the prophet was left at liberty to dispense this gift in all re ...
... scriptures , they are apt to let this so neces- sary idea slip out of their minds ; and to dis- course upon them just as they would or might do , on the supposition that the prophet was left at liberty to dispense this gift in all re ...
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... scripture , come to persuade themselves that prophecy is an act of special grace and favour , not to this or that state , or individuals , indiscriminately , as either may seem to stand in need of it ; but to one peculiar and chosen ...
... scripture , come to persuade themselves that prophecy is an act of special grace and favour , not to this or that state , or individuals , indiscriminately , as either may seem to stand in need of it ; but to one peculiar and chosen ...
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Richard Hurd. L The invidious comparison , here made , be- tween Scriptural prophecies and Pagan oracles , will be considered in its place . To the general principle , assumed by these inquirers , That divine prophecy must be delivered ...
Richard Hurd. L The invidious comparison , here made , be- tween Scriptural prophecies and Pagan oracles , will be considered in its place . To the general principle , assumed by these inquirers , That divine prophecy must be delivered ...
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... to our imperfect and short- sighted views . So much for that capital prejudice taken from the supposed obscurity of the scriptural L prophecies . Of smaller scruples and difficul- SERMON ties 16 FALSE IDEAS OF PROPHECY .
... to our imperfect and short- sighted views . So much for that capital prejudice taken from the supposed obscurity of the scriptural L prophecies . Of smaller scruples and difficul- SERMON ties 16 FALSE IDEAS OF PROPHECY .
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Page 164 - Behold my servant, whom I have chosen ; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased : I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
Page 290 - Hanc olim veteres vitam coluere Sabini, Hanc Remus et frater, sic fortis Etruria crevit Scilicet, et rerum facta est pulcherrima Roma, Septemque una sibi muro circumdedit arces.
Page 32 - Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come ; that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
Page 31 - But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
Page 160 - And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
Page 154 - It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, That thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Page 167 - For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Page 162 - The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: which indeed is the least of all seeds : but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Page 357 - 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 143 - And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them : for I am the LORD their God.