Remarks on the Internal Evidence for the Truth Ofrevealed Religion, and an Essay on FaithMark Newman, 1823 - 283 pages |
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... misery in the world . There are ma- ny bad passions in the mind ; and there is a se- ries of events continually going forward , which tend to excite a great variety of feelings . Now , a religion has one of the characters of truth ...
... misery in the world . There are ma- ny bad passions in the mind ; and there is a se- ries of events continually going forward , which tend to excite a great variety of feelings . Now , a religion has one of the characters of truth ...
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... misery , except in a respite from existence . If this should be the state of things in the next world , we may form some concep- tion of the union there between vice and misery . Whilst we stand at a distance from a furnace , the effect ...
... misery , except in a respite from existence . If this should be the state of things in the next world , we may form some concep- tion of the union there between vice and misery . Whilst we stand at a distance from a furnace , the effect ...
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... misery . And it may be observ- ed , that this view gives to vice a form and an extent and a power very different from what is generally ascribed to it amongst men . are here conversant chiefly about externals ; and therefore the name of ...
... misery . And it may be observ- ed , that this view gives to vice a form and an extent and a power very different from what is generally ascribed to it amongst men . are here conversant chiefly about externals ; and therefore the name of ...
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... misery as the only testi- mony that his soul is unsubdued . He is politi- cally miserable . I have given this sketch as an illustration of those natural laws which make our happiness dependant on our sympa- thy with a power which ...
... misery as the only testi- mony that his soul is unsubdued . He is politi- cally miserable . I have given this sketch as an illustration of those natural laws which make our happiness dependant on our sympa- thy with a power which ...
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... misery . The first class furnishes us with arguments for the goodness of God ; but what are we to make of the opposite facts ? The theory on this subject which is attended with fewest difficulties , is founded on two sup- positions ...
... misery . The first class furnishes us with arguments for the goodness of God ; but what are we to make of the opposite facts ? The theory on this subject which is attended with fewest difficulties , is founded on two sup- positions ...
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Page 23 - Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) that the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan : and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
Page 89 - God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life.
Page 63 - And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts : for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.
Page 12 - 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 62 - For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not ; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
Page 22 - And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; and as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water...
Page 23 - When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones ? Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
Page 7 - THAT SUCH MONUMENTS AND SUCH ACTIONS OR OBSERVANCES BE INSTITUTED, AND DO COMMENCE FROM THE TIME THAT THE MATTER OF FACT WAS DONE.
Page 64 - Ask, and ye shall have ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Page 118 - Spirit is to enlighten the eyes of our understanding with regard to divine truth and to take of the things of Christ and show them to us...