A Friendly Epistle to the Deists: And a Rational Prayer Recommended to Them, in Order for Their Conversion to the Christian Religion ...author, and sold, 1760 - 160 pages |
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... mind . . The whole scope and defign of the doctrine which Christ delivered , eminently tends to promote the glory of God , and the univerfal good of mankind . This is an • an undoubted proof and evidence that his doctrine was only [ 2 ་ ]
... mind . . The whole scope and defign of the doctrine which Christ delivered , eminently tends to promote the glory of God , and the univerfal good of mankind . This is an • an undoubted proof and evidence that his doctrine was only [ 2 ་ ]
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... evidence that his doctrine was only from heaven . It is declared by divine authority , that the reafon or cause why you , the Jews , or any other part of mankind do not believe in Chrift , is for want of doing the will of God : which is ...
... evidence that his doctrine was only from heaven . It is declared by divine authority , that the reafon or cause why you , the Jews , or any other part of mankind do not believe in Chrift , is for want of doing the will of God : which is ...
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... evidences of the veracity of the Christian religion . For if these narratives had been spurious , worldly power and policy would have detected and fuppreffed them : " but all things must be fulfilled " which were written in the law of ...
... evidences of the veracity of the Christian religion . For if these narratives had been spurious , worldly power and policy would have detected and fuppreffed them : " but all things must be fulfilled " which were written in the law of ...
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... evidence man- kind can have of their being his fpiritual children , is by their conformity to his moft holy laws , particu- larly in those brilliant properties of univerfal love and goodness , kindness and forgiveness . We daily and ...
... evidence man- kind can have of their being his fpiritual children , is by their conformity to his moft holy laws , particu- larly in those brilliant properties of univerfal love and goodness , kindness and forgiveness . We daily and ...
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... evidence the truth of it . When that defpicable monfter , that villainous tray- tor Judas , ( his hypocritical difciple ) had the unpara- lelled audacioufnefs to accoft him at the head of an armed multitude of miscreant ruffians , one ...
... evidence the truth of it . When that defpicable monfter , that villainous tray- tor Judas , ( his hypocritical difciple ) had the unpara- lelled audacioufnefs to accoft him at the head of an armed multitude of miscreant ruffians , one ...
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Page 23 - Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth : who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously...
Page 124 - Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life : But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil...
Page 52 - And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
Page 117 - Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread ? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Page 118 - Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: For there is no respect of persons with God.
Page 137 - Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
Page 126 - The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked : who can know it ? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Page 125 - Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Page 115 - Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him...
Page 52 - And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree...