 Let him study the Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament. Therein are contained the words of eternal life. It has God for its Author ; salvation for its end ; and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.  The Bible in Many Tongues - Page 141853 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Todd - Conduct of life - 1799 - 200 pages
...Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament. Therein are contained the words of eternal life. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and...truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter." I would not only most earnestly recommend you to read the Scriptures daily, but would add a few hints... | |
 | 1815 - 510 pages
...profound philosophers, historians, poets, and divines, have concurred iri declaring, with Locke, that " it has God for its author, salvation for its end, and...truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter." I am inclined to think that per$ons in general, and even those whose abilities and acquirements enable... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...Scripture, efpecially " the New I'eftament. Therein are contained the words " of eternal life.— It hath GOD for its author— SALVATION " for its end —...TRUTH, without any mixture of error, " for its matter, This * The ingenious and pious LAV ATE a, after predicting, like Sir ISAAC tm and Dr. HARTLEY, the... | |
 | Joshua Toulmin - Conduct of life - 1803 - 210 pages
...Scriptures, especially the " New Testament. There are contained the " words of eternal life. It hath God for its "author; salvation for its end; and truth, " without any mixture of error, for its mat" ter." ON THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE. L HE culture which we receive in early life is regulated, very... | |
 | English poetry - 1804 - 862 pages
...study these — especially the New Testament : therein are contained the words of eternal life : it has God for its author, salvation for its end, and...truth, without any mixture of error,, for its matter." The summer before his death he was sensible of his approaching' dissolution, and spoke of it with the... | |
 | Thomas Tomkins - English literature - 1806 - 338 pages
...Scriptures, especially the New Testament ; for therein are contained the words of eternal life: it lias God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error for its matter." And indeed when we consider for what end life is given us, it is natural to inquire after the best... | |
 | T Nixon - 1806 - 176 pages
...especially the new Testament, therein are contained the words of eternal life; it has God for its au. thor, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. He who seriously and dispassionately searehes the scriptures, must confess that they teach, in explicit... | |
 | George Gleed - Learning and scholarship - 1807 - 46 pages
...Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament, therein are contained the words of eternal life. It has God for its author; salvation for its end; and...truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter." Do not entertain a prejudice against these divine writings, by accidentally meeting with detached passages,... | |
 | John Evans - Religions - 1807 - 344 pages
...holy scriptures, especially the New Testament, wherein are contained the words of eternal life. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and...truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter." Even. Rons* seau confessed himself struck with the majesty of the scriptures, the purity of the gospel,... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1809 - 410 pages
...Scripture, especially the New Testament. Therein are contained the words of eternal life. — It hath God for its author — Salvation for its end — and Truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.(6)" This is a noble testimony, both in life and in death, from this Christian philosopher.... | |
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