An essay upon miraclesCharles Harper, 1701 |
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... Worship and in Practice ; you cannot read of it in Sacred or Profane Hiftories , but you will find this Character made good . The King of it , to all his o- ther Wickednefs , added the most violent and cruel Op- preffion of the Hebrews ...
... Worship and in Practice ; you cannot read of it in Sacred or Profane Hiftories , but you will find this Character made good . The King of it , to all his o- ther Wickednefs , added the most violent and cruel Op- preffion of the Hebrews ...
Page 107
... Worship of One God ; he should not how- ever be believed ; the Ac- complishment of his Predicti- on fhould not gain him fo much credit , as upon his Per- swasion to fall into the Wor- ship of many Gods . For tho❜ God could prevent the ...
... Worship of One God ; he should not how- ever be believed ; the Ac- complishment of his Predicti- on fhould not gain him fo much credit , as upon his Per- swasion to fall into the Wor- ship of many Gods . For tho❜ God could prevent the ...
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... Worship to another . This is the plain Meaning of the thing , that if a Prophet whom God had fometime fince ho- noured , with an Inspiration or two , fhould afterwards , upon the Credit of his for- mer Infpiration , perfwade to Idolatry ...
... Worship to another . This is the plain Meaning of the thing , that if a Prophet whom God had fometime fince ho- noured , with an Inspiration or two , fhould afterwards , upon the Credit of his for- mer Infpiration , perfwade to Idolatry ...
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... Worship , would infpire a Prophet with the Knowledge of fome great Event , which he should fore- tel , and which should come to pass , and then should per fwade them to fall from his true Worship ; and much less that he should let him ...
... Worship , would infpire a Prophet with the Knowledge of fome great Event , which he should fore- tel , and which should come to pass , and then should per fwade them to fall from his true Worship ; and much less that he should let him ...
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... God , to Idolatry-- So are the Christians to reject all Mira- cles how great and true foe- ver , if they who work them , pretend to contradict the Woff Worship of God through Je- fus Chrift , and the An Effay upon Miracles . 193.
... God , to Idolatry-- So are the Christians to reject all Mira- cles how great and true foe- ver , if they who work them , pretend to contradict the Woff Worship of God through Je- fus Chrift , and the An Effay upon Miracles . 193.
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Ægypt affifted alfo alſo Anſwer Apollonius atteft becauſe believ'd believe Cafe caft Cauſe Chrift Chriftians cife cles Commiffion confequently Courſe Credit Devil Doctrine Egyptian eſtabliſh eſtabliſh'd exerciſe faid fame feem felf fent ferve fetled fhall fhew fignify fince finger of God firft firſt fome fore foretold ftill ftrange fuch Power fuffer fufficient fure gain belief Gentiles give God's hath Heathens himſelf Idolatry Inftruments Jannes and Jambres Jefus Jews King lieve lonius Lord Magicians Meffengers Miffion Mira Miracles wrought Mofes Mofes's Moſes moſt muft muſt occafion Oppofition Paffage paſs Perfon perfwade permit Pharaoh pleafed pleaſe pretended purpoſe Queſtion racles Reaſon Religion Rods ſaid ſay ſee ſelf Senfes Serapis Serpent ſhall ſhould Signs and Wonders Sorcerers ſpeak ſuch Suetonius tell thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thouſand true Miracles truth underſtand unto uſe Water into Blood wicked World Worſhip wrought Miracles
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Page 159 - And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
Page 157 - ... how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
Page 156 - ... they shall take up serpents ; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Page 146 - If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Page 159 - Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
Page 105 - Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams : for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Page 156 - a man approved of God by miracles, and wonders, and signs which God did by him...
Page 17 - Mofes anfwered and faid, But behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice : for they will fay, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.
Page 18 - And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: that they may believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
Page 146 - If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not ; but if I do, though you believe not me, believe the works ; that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in him.