Thirteen [or rather Twenty-six] sermons on various subjects1740 |
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Page 12
... believe there may be fuch an one ; and to engage those , if any fuch there be , who are not yet per- fwaded of this Truth , to defire that it may be fo ; and to look out after it with Diligence and Impartiality , if haply they may find ...
... believe there may be fuch an one ; and to engage those , if any fuch there be , who are not yet per- fwaded of this Truth , to defire that it may be fo ; and to look out after it with Diligence and Impartiality , if haply they may find ...
Page 92
... believe all , that not on- ly the Prophets , but also that our Saviour himfelf had spoken , that the firft Reports of his Refurrection appear'd to them as idle Tales ; and after it had been con- firm'd by other Witneffes alfo , the ...
... believe all , that not on- ly the Prophets , but also that our Saviour himfelf had spoken , that the firft Reports of his Refurrection appear'd to them as idle Tales ; and after it had been con- firm'd by other Witneffes alfo , the ...
Page 94
... believe , though they fee not . II . I SHALL confider the fuperior Bleffednefs of thofe who have not Seen , and yet have believed , above thofe , who require the Evidence of Senfe to engage their Affent to thefe Articles of our Faith ...
... believe , though they fee not . II . I SHALL confider the fuperior Bleffednefs of thofe who have not Seen , and yet have believed , above thofe , who require the Evidence of Senfe to engage their Affent to thefe Articles of our Faith ...
Page 95
... believe , tho ' they fee not . ALL Evidence relating to Matters of Fact , is either receiv'd from our Senses , or from the Teftimony of others ; the Evi- dence of Sense is certainly of an higher Na- ture than that other Sort , and ...
... believe , tho ' they fee not . ALL Evidence relating to Matters of Fact , is either receiv'd from our Senses , or from the Teftimony of others ; the Evi- dence of Sense is certainly of an higher Na- ture than that other Sort , and ...
Page 105
... believe the Hiftory of the New Teftament ; our Answer is , it is a well - attested Hiftory ; how do we prove fuch its Atteftation ? It is written with all poffible Marks of Truth and Certainty ; it was publish'd foon after the Facts ...
... believe the Hiftory of the New Teftament ; our Answer is , it is a well - attested Hiftory ; how do we prove fuch its Atteftation ? It is written with all poffible Marks of Truth and Certainty ; it was publish'd foon after the Facts ...
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Popular passages
Page 113 - Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize ? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown ; but we an incorruptible.
Page 282 - For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us...
Page 22 - Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.
Page 295 - Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.
Page 116 - For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Page 159 - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Page 253 - Man he faid, behold, the Fear of the Lord that is Wifdom, and to depart from Evil is Underftanding.
Page 199 - Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law : but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Page 111 - And the lord commended the unjuft fteward, becaufe he had done wifely: for the children of this world are in their generation wifer than the children of light.