The Apologeticks of the Learned Athenian Philosopher Athenagoras: Against the Scepticks and Infidels of that Age. Together with a Curious Fragment of Justin Martyr on the Subject of the Resurrection, Not Published in His Works. And Two Other Fragments: the One Attributed to Josephus: the Other to Methodius, Concerning the State of the Dead. Both from Mss. of the Late Reverend Dr. Grabe. With the Original Greek Printed in the Appendix. Done Into English, with Notes. To which are Prefix'd Two Dissertations: the One Concerning the Jewish Notion of the Resurrection: the Other Concerning Athenagoras and His Remains. For the Christian religion. For the truth of the resurrection. I.. II.G. James, 1714 - 307 pages |
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... Images . And to prove at once , that the Generality of the Jews too understood the Phrafe of the Holy Scriptures in the fame Manner , it need only be observed , that this Paraphrase of Onkelos was valued next to the very Original Law ...
... Images . And to prove at once , that the Generality of the Jews too understood the Phrafe of the Holy Scriptures in the fame Manner , it need only be observed , that this Paraphrase of Onkelos was valued next to the very Original Law ...
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... Image of GOD , and his End or chief Happiness was the Contemplation of GOD . And tho ' Man fell thro ' wil ful Difobedience , they believed , GOD , in his infinite Mercy , would restore him to his first State and Perfection . The old ...
... Image of GOD , and his End or chief Happiness was the Contemplation of GOD . And tho ' Man fell thro ' wil ful Difobedience , they believed , GOD , in his infinite Mercy , would restore him to his first State and Perfection . The old ...
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... Images and Comparisons drawn from corporeal Ob- jects ; but the future Happiness in that State is entirely Spiritual , and relates peculiarly to the Soul , and therefore cannot be compre- hended by any humane Mind , in the present ...
... Images and Comparisons drawn from corporeal Ob- jects ; but the future Happiness in that State is entirely Spiritual , and relates peculiarly to the Soul , and therefore cannot be compre- hended by any humane Mind , in the present ...
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... Image , and thereupon the whole Text , God created Man in His own Image , he argues Man must be in the Image of , or like GOD , with re- fpect to his Soul , and not upon Account of any Thing Corporeal , either Substance or Figure ...
... Image , and thereupon the whole Text , God created Man in His own Image , he argues Man must be in the Image of , or like GOD , with re- fpect to his Soul , and not upon Account of any Thing Corporeal , either Substance or Figure ...
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... Image , obferves , that there is no Neceffity in the Text to prove by Induction , that the Soul , because of its Spiritual Nature , was faid to bear the Image of GOD ; for the Word in its first and prime Senfe fignifies not only ...
... Image , obferves , that there is no Neceffity in the Text to prove by Induction , that the Soul , because of its Spiritual Nature , was faid to bear the Image of GOD ; for the Word in its first and prime Senfe fignifies not only ...
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Page 119 - Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall; and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.
Page 57 - He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.
Page 80 - But man dieth and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea and the flood decayeth and drieth up: So man lieth down and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Page 85 - I know that thou canst do every thing, And that no thought can be withholden from thee. Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Page 80 - For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward ; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
Page 80 - For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts ; even one thing befalleth them : as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath ; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. All go unto one place ; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Page 154 - That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven : for he maketh his fun to rife on the evil and on the good, and fendeth rain on the juft and on the unjuft.
Page 93 - Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God, For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
Page 80 - Whatfoever thy hand findeth to do,' do it ' with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, ' nor knowledge, nor wifdom, in the grave, whither