The Evidences of Christianity: Stated in a Popular and Practical Manner: In a Course of Lectures, Delivered in the Parish Church of St. Mary, Islington, in the Years 1827,8,9, and 30, Volume 2Stevens and Sons, 1832 |
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... various faculties and powers . The natural world , also , is suited to his peculiar wants and his means of receiving knowledge : the light is adapted to his eye - the beauties around him to his perceptions of pleasure - the products of ...
... various faculties and powers . The natural world , also , is suited to his peculiar wants and his means of receiving knowledge : the light is adapted to his eye - the beauties around him to his perceptions of pleasure - the products of ...
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... various and important in its bearings upon human happiness ; converging from points as distant and un- looked for , as in the works of the same divine Archi- tect in creation . The book of nature and the book of revelation are written ...
... various and important in its bearings upon human happiness ; converging from points as distant and un- looked for , as in the works of the same divine Archi- tect in creation . The book of nature and the book of revelation are written ...
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... evidences becomes obvious . For of the counsels of the incomprehensible God , what can man , abstractedly speaking , know ? Of the various methods of his dealings with his creatures in their fallen state , what can human wisdom , of.
... evidences becomes obvious . For of the counsels of the incomprehensible God , what can man , abstractedly speaking , know ? Of the various methods of his dealings with his creatures in their fallen state , what can human wisdom , of.
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... various indications of glory and excellency in the doctrines thus admitted , or rather in certain parts of them ; and these indications furnish a source of im- portant subsidiary evidence . Let us , then , first enumerate , in this view ...
... various indications of glory and excellency in the doctrines thus admitted , or rather in certain parts of them ; and these indications furnish a source of im- portant subsidiary evidence . Let us , then , first enumerate , in this view ...
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... various authors , composing between sixty and seventy different works , living , some fifteen hundred years before the Christian æra , and some a hundred years after : of all the various classes of society - kings , legislators , pro ...
... various authors , composing between sixty and seventy different works , living , some fifteen hundred years before the Christian æra , and some a hundred years after : of all the various classes of society - kings , legislators , pro ...
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Almighty anity apostacies apostles argument bear believe benevolence Bible blessings character Chris Christian morals Christian religion Christian Revelation church Claudius of Turin conduct conscience consider conviction corruption creature death Deism disciples discoveries divine grace duties effects elevated eternal evidences of Christianity excellency experience facts faith Father feel glory God's gospel grace guilt happiness heart heathen heaven heavenly hindrances Holy Spirit human humility infidelity infinite internal evidences irreligion Jesus Christ lative Lect Lecture light ligion Lord man's mankind matter means meek ment mind minister of religion mysteries nations natural religion ness never obedience objections obligations observation peace peculiar practical prayer precepts present principles produced professed promises proofs purity racter reason receive redemption salvation Saviour Scripture sincere Son of God sophisms soul spring temper tendency testimony things tian tianity tion true truth unbelievers unto virtue whilst whole wisdom
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Page 215 - The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness : but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Page 298 - If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God, which he hath testified of his Son.
Page 86 - And he charged them that they should tell no man : but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; 37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well : he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
Page 161 - All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Page 215 - But beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Page 198 - For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness; all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
Page 306 - For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God : for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
Page 102 - Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother ; and she was a widow : and much people of the city was with her.
Page 310 - Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father of light, and Fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion of truth which he has laid within the reach of their natural faculties. Revelation is natural reason enlarged by a new set of discoveries communicated by God immediately, which reason vouches the truth of by the testimony and proofs it gives that they come from God.
Page 92 - When Jesus heard that, he said, this sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.