The Spiritual Mustard Pot: Containing a Demonstration of the Existence of God. Answers to Three Objections to the Divine Origin of the Scriptures. And, an Essay on the Origin of Religion1824 - 204 pages |
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... considered sickness as the greatest enemy of infidelity , and happiness as its greatest friend . Those , who , in health and prosperi- ty , have insulted the majesty of God , and doubted his existence , are , ( as we are told , ) ever ...
... considered sickness as the greatest enemy of infidelity , and happiness as its greatest friend . Those , who , in health and prosperi- ty , have insulted the majesty of God , and doubted his existence , are , ( as we are told , ) ever ...
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... considered as such . But , if their benefits are not so great as could be wished , it by no means follows , that they should be discontinued or despised ; especially when those more beneficial are not always to be obtained . The object ...
... considered as such . But , if their benefits are not so great as could be wished , it by no means follows , that they should be discontinued or despised ; especially when those more beneficial are not always to be obtained . The object ...
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... considered , as proofs of his will . If God deliver a positive command to all man- kind , and only one tenth part of them obey , the more reasonable supposition is , that he wished the obedi- ence of no others . As God is omnipotent ...
... considered , as proofs of his will . If God deliver a positive command to all man- kind , and only one tenth part of them obey , the more reasonable supposition is , that he wished the obedi- ence of no others . As God is omnipotent ...
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... considered as benevolent , but as delighting in misery . XI . It is said by the christians , that God has an ab- solute right of preservation and destruction over man , because man owes to him his existence . If this doc- trine be true ...
... considered as benevolent , but as delighting in misery . XI . It is said by the christians , that God has an ab- solute right of preservation and destruction over man , because man owes to him his existence . If this doc- trine be true ...
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... considered a vice among men , be- cause the deception sometimes injures others , by in- ducing them to act in a manner inconsistent with their interest . This is no objection to God's deceiving us , because such deception may be ...
... considered a vice among men , be- cause the deception sometimes injures others , by in- ducing them to act in a manner inconsistent with their interest . This is no objection to God's deceiving us , because such deception may be ...
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Page 2 - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 157 - Thus saith the Lord ; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord ; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border.
Page 156 - But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Page 147 - Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Page 149 - So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
Page 156 - And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word : for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Page 148 - Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead; so the last error shall be worse than the first.
Page 154 - Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Page 154 - Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign ; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, And shall call his name Immanuel.
Page 158 - Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive...