Of the Light of Nature: A DiscourseT. Constable, 1857 - 298 pages |
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Page 51
... bright and glorious law , " or at the best they would be esteemed by them but the noble offspring and progeny of laws ; ' blessing this womb that bare them , and this breast Luke xi . 27 . that gave them suck . 6 And thus the law of ...
... bright and glorious law , " or at the best they would be esteemed by them but the noble offspring and progeny of laws ; ' blessing this womb that bare them , and this breast Luke xi . 27 . that gave them suck . 6 And thus the law of ...
Page 53
... bright stamp of Divine sovereignty , so every true law has a plain superscription of His justice . Laws are anointed by God himself , and most precious oil drops down upon them to the skirts of a nation ; and the law of Psal . xlv 7 ...
... bright stamp of Divine sovereignty , so every true law has a plain superscription of His justice . Laws are anointed by God himself , and most precious oil drops down upon them to the skirts of a nation ; and the law of Psal . xlv 7 ...
Page 57
... bright and eminent creatures , even angelical beings , and glorified souls , are subject to a law , though with such a happy privilege , as that they cannot violate and transgress it ; whereas the very dregs of entity , the most ignoble ...
... bright and eminent creatures , even angelical beings , and glorified souls , are subject to a law , though with such a happy privilege , as that they cannot violate and transgress it ; whereas the very dregs of entity , the most ignoble ...
Page 70
... bright and eminent justice of nature , ' for men to rule according to power , and according to no other law ; that ' the stronger ' was ' the superior " and " the better ; ' 8 that other laws were all contrary to nature . " Nay , he ...
... bright and eminent justice of nature , ' for men to rule according to power , and according to no other law ; that ' the stronger ' was ' the superior " and " the better ; ' 8 that other laws were all contrary to nature . " Nay , he ...
Page 93
... bright and eminent sunshine , and do they envy a Gentile ' the candle of the Lord ? ' No ; as that learned author tells us , they will grant that the Gentiles had their candle and their torch , but it was lighted at the Jews ' sun ...
... bright and eminent sunshine , and do they envy a Gentile ' the candle of the Lord ? ' No ; as that learned author tells us , they will grant that the Gentiles had their candle and their torch , but it was lighted at the Jews ' sun ...
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