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All the creatures of God . must look up to him as the author of their being , since it
was , undoubtedly , in his power to give , or to withhold it , at his pleasure ; and ,
surely , a good and merciful God would have put a stop to the pro . pagation of ...
All the creatures of God . must look up to him as the author of their being , since it
was , undoubtedly , in his power to give , or to withhold it , at his pleasure ; and ,
surely , a good and merciful God would have put a stop to the pro . pagation of ...
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... and to shew that nothing is impossible to the superstition and credulity of men ,
when they are become vain in their imaginations , after exalting a man into a god
, a creature into a creator , they made a piece of bread into one also , and then ...
... and to shew that nothing is impossible to the superstition and credulity of men ,
when they are become vain in their imaginations , after exalting a man into a god
, a creature into a creator , they made a piece of bread into one also , and then ...
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... that if Chrift be not God , he could not have made an infinite fatisa faction for the
sins of mankind . But , my brethren , where do you learn that the pardon of fin , in
a finite creature , requires an infinite satisfaction ; or , indeed , any satisfaction ...
... that if Chrift be not God , he could not have made an infinite fatisa faction for the
sins of mankind . But , my brethren , where do you learn that the pardon of fin , in
a finite creature , requires an infinite satisfaction ; or , indeed , any satisfaction ...
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... to do the will of God , and to pro( voke one ancther to love and to good works ;
being in no fear of counteracting the secret designs of the Almighty , which we
believe are aimed , not at the deftruction , but the happiness of all his creatures .
... to do the will of God , and to pro( voke one ancther to love and to good works ;
being in no fear of counteracting the secret designs of the Almighty , which we
believe are aimed , not at the deftruction , but the happiness of all his creatures .
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amen , the faithful and true witness , the beginning ( or . the most excellent ) of the
creation of God ; which , plainly implies that , how excellent foever he may be , he
is but a creature , Matt . xxviii . 29 . And lo I am with you always , even to the ...
amen , the faithful and true witness , the beginning ( or . the most excellent ) of the
creation of God ; which , plainly implies that , how excellent foever he may be , he
is but a creature , Matt . xxviii . 29 . And lo I am with you always , even to the ...
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Page 163 - Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? Nay; but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.
Page 149 - I pray for them ; I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me ; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine ; and I am glorified in them.
Page 125 - That was the true light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
Page 193 - But of that day and that hour, knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
Page 146 - For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Page 96 - I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
Page 95 - It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
Page 149 - Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
Page 194 - For he hath put all things under his feet! "But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted which did put all things under him.
Page 102 - Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
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| Title | Three Tracts |
| Author | Joseph Priestley |
| Published | 1791 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 214 pages |
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