 | John Macnaught - 1856 - 398 pages
...Inspiration is when an overpowering im" pression of any proposition is made upon the mind by " God himself, that gives a convincing and indubitable " evidence...truth and divinity of it : so were the " prophets and apostles inspired." Such was Dr. Johnson's definition and illustration of our word. To the same effect,... | |
 | John Macnaught - 1857 - 282 pages
...of any proposition is made upon the " mind by God himself, that gives a convincing and indubit" able evidence of the truth and divinity of it : so were the " prophets and apostles inspired." Such were Dr. Johnson's definition and illustration of our word. To the same effect,... | |
 | Charles Babbage - Mathematicians - 1864 - 574 pages
...Inspiration is when an " overpowering impression of any propositions is made upon " the mind by God himself, that gives a convincing and " indubitable evidence of the truth and divinity of it." Be it so ; but then, as such, it is not revelation to any other human being. All others receive it... | |
 | Richard Harrison Black - 1874 - 472 pages
...divines, is " when an overpowering impression of any proposition is made upon the mind by God himself, that gives a convincing and indubitable evidence of...truth and divinity of it. So were the prophets and the apostles inspired,' Watts. In-stalment. A placing a person in a dignity, as that of a chancellor in... | |
 | Richard Harrison Black - English language - 1874 - 470 pages
...divines, is " when an overpowering impression of any proposition is made upon the mind by God himself, that gives a convincing and indubitable evidence of...truth and divinity of it So were the prophets and the apostles inspired,' Watts. In-stalment. A placing a person in a dignity, as that of a chancellor in... | |
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God himfelf. that gives a convincing and indubitable evidence of the truth and divinity of it... 
