 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
 | Precept - Great Britain - 1825 - 302 pages
...none chosen more descriptive or appropriate : " 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 distinction also which he makes between Morality and the worldly term Prudence, is highly judicious,... | |
 | John Benjamin Seely - Ellora (India) - 1825 - 650 pages
...convincing evidence of the doctrine itself, and the ruling providence of its great Author." — Gibbon. " It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and...truth without any mixture of error for its matter." — Locke. " Mussulmans are already a sort of heterodox Christians, because they believe firmly the... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Apologetics - 1825 - 288 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." A direction that was copied from his own practice, in the latter part of his life, and after his retirement... | |
 | John Clayton (of Edinburgh.) - 1825 - 430 pages
...this was his memorable reply, " Let him study the holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament; it has God for its author, salvation for its end, and...truth without any mixture of error for its matter." The concluding scenes of his life passed in cheerful and elegant society at Gates. His body was suffering,... | |
 | 874 pages
...poetic, the most faithful, and the most pure and influential of all books. " It has," as Locke said, " God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its subject matter." He, therefore, who is entrusted with the education of the young, and doe* not most... | |
 | Catholic claims - 1826 - 322 pages
...which it is demanded that we should surrender the free, stated, and general perusal of that volume which " has God for its author, salvation for its...truth without any mixture of error for its matter." Where the eggs of the cockatrice are thus unsparingly deposited, can it be a cause of surprise that... | |
 | Thomas Waite - 1826 - 618 pages
...extent of its utility"1: with how much greater truth and propriety may we say this of the bible, " which has God for its author, salvation for its end,...truth without any mixture of error for its matter."" The Apocryphal books, though " the Church doth read them for example of life and instruction of manners",... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1826 - 372 pages
...our inestimable privilege, in possessing this Sacred Volume: which, as an excellent writer* observes, "has God for its author ; salvation for its end ;...truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter." * Locke. 125 ireiarej. air ifl. :ne iecmneirts, we of this *tead3y pursue thankful, and I hare occaoo... | |
 | 1827 - 590 pages
...thankful for these benefits. There was a time in England when there was, indeed, a dearth of that word which has " God for its author, salvation for its...truth without any mixture of error for its matter *." There was a time when it might be too sadly affirmed, few cared for the souls of the young and... | |
 | Christian life - 1827 - 316 pages
...the language of that eminent author, John Locke, "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." Shall a volume so precious lay unoccupied on the shelf? Shall it merely meet the eye, to attract commendation... | |
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