Of the Light of Nature: A DiscourseT. Constable, 1857 - 298 pages |
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Page xlviii
... God hath clothed and attired them as with a garment . God crowns his own revelations with his own beams . " The candle of the Lord " doth not discover them ; it doth not 6 oppose them ; it cannot eclipse them . They xlviii CRITICAL ESSAY .
... God hath clothed and attired them as with a garment . God crowns his own revelations with his own beams . " The candle of the Lord " doth not discover them ; it doth not 6 oppose them ; it cannot eclipse them . They xlviii CRITICAL ESSAY .
Page 79
... discover the full extent and mea- sure of that punishment , which is due to the breakers of this law , for to the nature of punishment it is not neces- sary that the punishment should be foreknown , but that an act should be committed ...
... discover the full extent and mea- sure of that punishment , which is due to the breakers of this law , for to the nature of punishment it is not neces- sary that the punishment should be foreknown , but that an act should be committed ...
Page 99
... discover it , ' 3 as a candle does not produce an object , but only present it to the eye , and make it visible . All verity is but the gloss of entity , there is a loving union and communion between them ; as soon as being is , it may ...
... discover it , ' 3 as a candle does not produce an object , but only present it to the eye , and make it visible . All verity is but the gloss of entity , there is a loving union and communion between them ; as soon as being is , it may ...
Page 145
... discover how the doctrine of original sin could be maintained at the same time with that of the distinct creation of souls . ' It seems he could not solve all those difficulties which the Pelagians raised against original sin , unless ...
... discover how the doctrine of original sin could be maintained at the same time with that of the distinct creation of souls . ' It seems he could not solve all those difficulties which the Pelagians raised against original sin , unless ...
Page 155
... discover , it would then give some languishing adumbration of a Deity , who is always look- ing upon His own perfections , and seeing creatures by His own light , by His own uncreated beams . For the idea and likeness of all things is ...
... discover , it would then give some languishing adumbration of a Deity , who is always look- ing upon His own perfections , and seeing creatures by His own light , by His own uncreated beams . For the idea and likeness of all things is ...
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