Demonstration of the Truth of the Christian ReligionHarper, 1839 - 336 pages |
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... knowledge . And , as superstition is shaken , true religion is confirmed . And the labours of all the ene- mies of the truth , in seeking to confound Christianity with its corruptions , or to subvert them together , is only the clear ...
... knowledge . And , as superstition is shaken , true religion is confirmed . And the labours of all the ene- mies of the truth , in seeking to confound Christianity with its corruptions , or to subvert them together , is only the clear ...
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... knowledge of anatomy would deter the surgeon from an operation by which the life of his patient might be preserved , for fear of disturb- ing the perfect texture of the skin . The argument here alluded to is so essentially atheistical ...
... knowledge of anatomy would deter the surgeon from an operation by which the life of his patient might be preserved , for fear of disturb- ing the perfect texture of the skin . The argument here alluded to is so essentially atheistical ...
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... knowledge of God must be cast down ; and all that the pride of reason can urge must be answered . The place at last for all the enemies of Jesus is beneath his feet ; and there every argu- ment , as well as every fact , which bears upon ...
... knowledge of God must be cast down ; and all that the pride of reason can urge must be answered . The place at last for all the enemies of Jesus is beneath his feet ; and there every argu- ment , as well as every fact , which bears upon ...
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... knowledge of mat- ter , in which men were previously involved . And it is now held as a principle , that " it is to the imperfection of the hu- man mind , and not to any irregularity in the nature of things , that all our ideas of ...
... knowledge of mat- ter , in which men were previously involved . And it is now held as a principle , that " it is to the imperfection of the hu- man mind , and not to any irregularity in the nature of things , that all our ideas of ...
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... knowledge of the laws of nature can be founded on as an argument . But , instead of fearing to meet it , the Christian may well claim it as wholly on his side . And had it not been urged , and even had not all the peculiar importance ...
... knowledge of the laws of nature can be founded on as an argument . But , instead of fearing to meet it , the Christian may well claim it as wholly on his side . And had it not been urged , and even had not all the peculiar importance ...
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Page 292 - Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels ? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
Page 136 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Page 55 - But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Page 67 - Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Page 264 - Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see : and they glorified the God of Israel.
Page 146 - Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Page 136 - For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: 5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
Page 202 - For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, And as a root out of a dry ground. He hath no form nor comeliness; And when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Page 136 - And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
Page 109 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: 23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges; of the earth as vanity.