 | John Jortin - 1847 - 212 pages
...a sort of natural depravity, or "pravity," as you call it. You say, " The natural pravity of man is plainly asserted in the Scriptures, and if it were...require us to believe what amounts to the same thing." But what kind of depravity is that which physiology teaches ? It must be physical depravity, surely.... | |
 | 1847 - 500 pages
...doctrine of human depravity ; yet he makes haste also to say, that, if the Scriptures did not assert it, " the familiar laws of physiology would require us to believe what amounts to the same thing." For " it is not sin which the child derives from his parents, but only some prejudice to the perfect... | |
 | 1847 - 496 pages
...doctrine of human depravity ; yet he makes haste also to say, that, if the Scriptures did not assert it, " the familiar laws of physiology would require us to believe what amounts to the same thing." For " it is not sin which the child derives from his parents, but only some prejudice to the perfect... | |
 | 1859 - 748 pages
...suspicion of a coincidence between what I have here said and such a theory. The natural pravity of man is plainly asserted in the Scriptures ; and if it were...spiritual education, or, what is the same, probation, that which trains a being for a stable, intelligent virtue hereafter, would still involve an experiment... | |
 | Edward Beecher - 1853 - 578 pages
...approximate to it, — has an unpleasant similarity to the views of Dr. Bushnell. He teaches that " if a child was born as clear of natural prejudice or damage...spiritual education, or, what is the same, probation, that which trains a being for a stable, intelligent virtue hereafter would still involve an experiment... | |
 | Edward Beecher - 1853 - 576 pages
...approximate to it, — has an unpleasant similarity to the views of Dr. Bushnell. He teaches that " if a child was born as clear of natural prejudice or damage...spiritual education, or, what is the same, probation, that which trains a being for a stable, intelligent virtue hereafter would still involve an experiment... | |
 | Edward Beecher - 1853 - 578 pages
...approximate to it, — has an unpleasant similarity to the views of Dr. Bushncll. He teaches that " if a child was born as clear of natural prejudice or damage...spiritual education, or, what is the same, probation, that which trains a being for a stable, intelligent virtue hereafter would still involve an experiment... | |
 | 1856 - 588 pages
...have here said and such a theory. The natural pravity of man is plainly asserted in the Scripture?, and, if it were not, the familiar laws of physiology...spiritual education, or, what is the same, probation, that which trains a being for a stable, intelligent virtue hereafter, would still involve an experiment... | |
 | Horace Bushnell - 1861 - 448 pages
...suspicion of a coincidence between what I have here said and such a theory. - The natural pravity of man is plainly asserted in the ; Scriptures, and, if it were not, the familiar laws of phys: iology would require us to believe, what amounts to the 1 same thing. And if neither Scripture... | |
 | 1866 - 648 pages
...Bad Element, pp. 71 and 312, and "Vicarious Sacrifice," p. 139 seq. "The natural pravity of man is plainly asserted in the Scriptures, and, if it were...require us to believe what amounts to the same thing." Ch. Nurture (NY ed.) p. 22. "The declarations of Scripture and the laws of physiolgy compel the belief... | |
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Scripture nor physiology taught us the doctrine, if the child was born as clear of natural prejudice or damage as Adam before his sin, spiritual education, or, what is the same, probation, that which trains a being for a stable, intelligent virtue hereafter,... 
