The Christian armed against infidelity, tracts in defence of divine revelation, with a preface by T. Jackson1837 |
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... believe to be of divine authority ; then the claim which the Gospel has upon our belief and prac- tical attention is absolute , and will admit of no compromise . The denial of any doctrine . which Christ and his Apostles have clearly ...
... believe to be of divine authority ; then the claim which the Gospel has upon our belief and prac- tical attention is absolute , and will admit of no compromise . The denial of any doctrine . which Christ and his Apostles have clearly ...
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... believe . The original manuscripts were long preserved among the Jews . A copy of the book of the law was preserved in the ark ; it was ordered to be read publicly every seven years , at the feast of the tabernacles , as well as ...
... believe . The original manuscripts were long preserved among the Jews . A copy of the book of the law was preserved in the ark ; it was ordered to be read publicly every seven years , at the feast of the tabernacles , as well as ...
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... believe that the Christians were more numerous and more powerful than the Pagans . In what manner , now , can we account for this wonderful and unexampled progress of the Christian religion ? If this religion had set out with flattering ...
... believe that the Christians were more numerous and more powerful than the Pagans . In what manner , now , can we account for this wonderful and unexampled progress of the Christian religion ? If this religion had set out with flattering ...
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... believe to be true . If this be so , upon comparing them and their authors together , we may expect to find a most marked and essential difference between them , such a difference as may natu- rally be supposed to exist between an ...
... believe to be true . If this be so , upon comparing them and their authors together , we may expect to find a most marked and essential difference between them , such a difference as may natu- rally be supposed to exist between an ...
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... of operation , that it seems to have been created on purpose for the needs and uses of man in this life , for virtue and for hopes , for faith and for charity , to make us to believe by love , and to love by believing INTRODUCTION . 169.
... of operation , that it seems to have been created on purpose for the needs and uses of man in this life , for virtue and for hopes , for faith and for charity , to make us to believe by love , and to love by believing INTRODUCTION . 169.
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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.