Infidelity: Comprising Jenyns' Internal Evidence, Leslie's Method, Lyttelton's Conversion of Paul, Watson's Reply to Gibbon and Paine, A Notice of Hume on Miracles, and An Extract from West on the ResurrectionAmerican Tract Society, 1837 - 457 pages |
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... respect to them , trust to others for the grounds of their belief . And hence , perhaps , it is , that faith , or easiness of belief , is so frequently and so strongly recommended in the Gospel ; because , if men require proofs of which ...
... respect to them , trust to others for the grounds of their belief . And hence , perhaps , it is , that faith , or easiness of belief , is so frequently and so strongly recommended in the Gospel ; because , if men require proofs of which ...
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... respect to these matters of fact , by inventing them in after ages , as at the time when they were said to be done . The matters of fact reported of Mahomed and of the heathen deities , do all want some of these four marks by which the ...
... respect to these matters of fact , by inventing them in after ages , as at the time when they were said to be done . The matters of fact reported of Mahomed and of the heathen deities , do all want some of these four marks by which the ...
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... respect , this mark is still strong- er with regard to the Gospel than even to the books of Moses ; inasmuch as it is easier ( however hard ) to imagine the substitution of an entire statute - book in one particular nation , than that ...
... respect , this mark is still strong- er with regard to the Gospel than even to the books of Moses ; inasmuch as it is easier ( however hard ) to imagine the substitution of an entire statute - book in one particular nation , than that ...
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... respects : first , as the High Priest entered into the Holy of Holies ( re- presenting heaven , Exod . 25 : 40 ; Heb . 9:24 ) with the blood of the sacrifice , whose body was burnt with- out the camp , " wherefore Jesus also , that he ...
... respects : first , as the High Priest entered into the Holy of Holies ( re- presenting heaven , Exod . 25 : 40 ; Heb . 9:24 ) with the blood of the sacrifice , whose body was burnt with- out the camp , " wherefore Jesus also , that he ...
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... the same time be observed , would be far from proving the matters of fact respect- ing Christ to be false ; but certainly without this , they cannot reasonably assert that their own facts alone , so 28 [ 100 LESLIE'S METHOD.
... the same time be observed , would be far from proving the matters of fact respect- ing Christ to be false ; but certainly without this , they cannot reasonably assert that their own facts alone , so 28 [ 100 LESLIE'S METHOD.
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Page 13 - And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.
Page 12 - And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Page 52 - ... feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Page 111 - I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more : 5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
Page 41 - For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Page 145 - Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Page 170 - And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
Page 64 - And he opened the bottomless pit ; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace ; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Page 110 - And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.