An Historical and Critical Dictionary, Volume 3Hunt and Clarke, 1826 - 438 pages |
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... Idea of Godlike . ) PERICLES a little before he died , said a very judicious thing , which has given Plutarch occasion to make a solid reflection upon the nature of God ; but that author went too far ; he overstrained the idea of ...
... Idea of Godlike . ) PERICLES a little before he died , said a very judicious thing , which has given Plutarch occasion to make a solid reflection upon the nature of God ; but that author went too far ; he overstrained the idea of ...
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... ideas , which clearly discover to us , that in order to an action's having a character of morality , it is indispensably necessary that a per- son committing this action know whether it be good or bad , or be ignorant of it through his ...
... ideas , which clearly discover to us , that in order to an action's having a character of morality , it is indispensably necessary that a per- son committing this action know whether it be good or bad , or be ignorant of it through his ...
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... bodies . The only proof they can give me for it is , that God would deceive me if he imprinted in my soul the ideas I have of body , if there were no bodies , but that proof is very weak ; it proves too much . 56 PYRRHONISM .
... bodies . The only proof they can give me for it is , that God would deceive me if he imprinted in my soul the ideas I have of body , if there were no bodies , but that proof is very weak ; it proves too much . 56 PYRRHONISM .
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... ideas are confounded by it ; we can no longer define a substance , for if an accident can subsist without any subject , a substance may in its turn subsist dependantly upon another substance , as accidents do ; a spirit may 36 ...
... ideas are confounded by it ; we can no longer define a substance , for if an accident can subsist without any subject , a substance may in its turn subsist dependantly upon another substance , as accidents do ; a spirit may 36 ...
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... ideas we have of justice and honesty are liable to exception , and are relative . Besides , I would have you to observe , that the more you raise the rights of God to the privilege of acting contrary to our ideas , the more you destroy ...
... ideas we have of justice and honesty are liable to exception , and are relative . Besides , I would have you to observe , that the more you raise the rights of God to the privilege of acting contrary to our ideas , the more you destroy ...
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Page 191 - God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are : that no flesh should glory in his presence.
Page 191 - And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of GOD.
Page 192 - Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God ; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth ; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
Page 303 - I am in a great strait : let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
Page 194 - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.
Page 191 - But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption : that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
Page 195 - But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Page 191 - Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit; for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
Page 191 - But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory...
Page 192 - For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.