Discourses Concerning the Being and Natural Perfections of God: In which that First Principle of Religion, the Existence of the Deity, is Proved ...H. Whitridge, 1757 - 372 pages |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
abfolute abfurd againſt agents animal anſwer appear arife Atheists attributed becauſe beſt bodies Caufe cauſe cerning cife confcious confider confideration conftitution conſciouſneſs counfels creatures defign Deity difcern difpofitions diſtinct Divine earth effects effences effentially eternal evidence exerciſe exiftence exiſtence fame fatisfied feem fenfe fenfible fenfitive fhall fhew fince firſt fome form'd fpirits ftate ftill fubject fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe fupreme fure fyftem goodneſs greateſt happineſs higheſt himſelf human idea imagine impoffible infinite intelligent intire itſelf juſt kind knowledge leaſt manifeft mankind manner meaſure mind moft moral moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffarily neceffary neceffity obfervation objects occafion otherwiſe ourſelves paffive perception perfect pleaſe pleaſure poffibility preferving preſent produc'd purpoſes racter rational reaſon reſpect ſay ſcheme ſee ſeems ſenſe SERM ſhall ſhould ſtate ſtill ſuch ſyſtem thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion underſtanding univerſe uſe utmoſt whole wife wiſdom worſhip
Popular passages
Page 34 - Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word: Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl...
Page 141 - To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto Me ? saith the LORD : I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
Page 214 - I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Page 285 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches : but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth : for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Page 308 - Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Page 220 - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him: On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: But he knoweth the way that I take: When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Page 259 - Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Page 34 - ... let them praise the name of the Lord ; for his name alone is excellent ; his glory is above the earth and the heaven.
Page 1 - /hewed it unto them. For the invifible things of " him from the creation of the world are clearly feen, " being underftood by the things that are made, even " his eternal power and godhead...
Page 34 - Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.