Letters on the Evidences, Doctrines and Duties of the Christian Religion Addressed to a FriendBaldwin and Cradock, 1836 - 492 pages |
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... of their more appropriate province to plead its cause . Such defenders of revealed religion there have been in all ages ; yet they have not been so numerous as to render it improper or indecorous to increase their vi PREFACE .
... of their more appropriate province to plead its cause . Such defenders of revealed religion there have been in all ages ; yet they have not been so numerous as to render it improper or indecorous to increase their vi PREFACE .
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... age and nation . Had a lumi- nous statement of the Historical Evidences been all that was aimed at or required , I should at once have referred my friend to Dr. Paley's as a standard , and , I believe , unanswerable work ; and never ...
... age and nation . Had a lumi- nous statement of the Historical Evidences been all that was aimed at or required , I should at once have referred my friend to Dr. Paley's as a standard , and , I believe , unanswerable work ; and never ...
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... ages of the Church have con- tributed , those particulars which may be best calculated to impress the mind , and to call forth both a rational and practical conviction . The lively interest , however , which I feel in all that concerns ...
... ages of the Church have con- tributed , those particulars which may be best calculated to impress the mind , and to call forth both a rational and practical conviction . The lively interest , however , which I feel in all that concerns ...
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... ages , and the result of my labour be beneficial to you ; I shall have the satis- faction , the purest allotted to man , of having exerted myself successfully in a good cause . Having premised this , I may venture to remark , that if ...
... ages , and the result of my labour be beneficial to you ; I shall have the satis- faction , the purest allotted to man , of having exerted myself successfully in a good cause . Having premised this , I may venture to remark , that if ...
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... of conduct ; and the expe- rience of all ages shows that it is perfectly ridiculous to expect that any such system should ever be consi- dered as binding . Even were human laws established in 18 NECESSITY OF REVELATION .
... of conduct ; and the expe- rience of all ages shows that it is perfectly ridiculous to expect that any such system should ever be consi- dered as binding . Even were human laws established in 18 NECESSITY OF REVELATION .
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Page 102 - I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ...
Page 318 - Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
Page 114 - To him give all the prophets witness, that through his Name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
Page 186 - But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the Gospel of the grace of God.
Page 160 - And they said among themselves, "Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?" And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
Page 476 - Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Page 329 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ; all things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Page 480 - For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Page 483 - Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God : and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid .of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: for he is the minister of God to thee for good.
Page 23 - Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts...