The Christian armed against infidelity, tracts in defence of divine revelation, with a preface by T. Jackson1837 |
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... Plato , both gave a decided opinion in favour of destroying deformed or sickly infants . * We have already seen , that this execrable practice was even en- joined by Lycurgus ; yet the humane Plutarch sees nothing unjust in any of his ...
... Plato , both gave a decided opinion in favour of destroying deformed or sickly infants . * We have already seen , that this execrable practice was even en- joined by Lycurgus ; yet the humane Plutarch sees nothing unjust in any of his ...
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... Plato declares , that " whatever is right , and as it should be , in the present evil state of the world , can be so ... PLATO in Apolog . Socratis . PLATO de Rep . ing men's souls , which no sect of philosophy had OF THE CHRISTIAN ...
... Plato declares , that " whatever is right , and as it should be , in the present evil state of the world , can be so ... PLATO in Apolog . Socratis . PLATO de Rep . ing men's souls , which no sect of philosophy had OF THE CHRISTIAN ...
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... man and the mercy of God , it appears highly probable that such a revelation would some time or other be vouchsafed to mankind . PLATO in Fhadone . I PROPOSITION II . AT THE VERY TIME WHEN THERE WAS OF THE CHRISTIAN REVELATION . 85.
... man and the mercy of God , it appears highly probable that such a revelation would some time or other be vouchsafed to mankind . PLATO in Fhadone . I PROPOSITION II . AT THE VERY TIME WHEN THERE WAS OF THE CHRISTIAN REVELATION . 85.
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... Plato and Xenophon , of Cicero and Cæsar , and a multitude of other inimitable writers in various languages , will have as just a claim to a miraculous origin as the Koran . But in truth , these graces of diction , so far from being a ...
... Plato and Xenophon , of Cicero and Cæsar , and a multitude of other inimitable writers in various languages , will have as just a claim to a miraculous origin as the Koran . But in truth , these graces of diction , so far from being a ...
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... Plato does affirm , and as the holy Scriptures deliver : and this star could be no secret ; it troubled all the country ; it put Herod upon strange arts of security for his kingdom ; it effected a sad tragedy accidentally , for it occa ...
... Plato does affirm , and as the holy Scriptures deliver : and this star could be no secret ; it troubled all the country ; it put Herod upon strange arts of security for his kingdom ; it effected a sad tragedy accidentally , for it occa ...
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Page 240 - And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life; that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them; 20.
Page 147 - And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying ; All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. Then said Jesus unto them ; Be not afraid ; go, tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Page 88 - FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...
Page 133 - And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: And I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 240 - And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, that Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying, Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.
Page 77 - And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient, being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness ; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity ; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful...
Page 152 - Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, if we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole, be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
Page 147 - And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: and for fear of him the keepers did 187 shake, and became as dead men.
Page 156 - When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them ; and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
Page 147 - And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye : for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here; for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.