Discourses Concerning the Being and Natural Perfections of God: In which that First Principle of Religion, the Existence of the Deity, is Proved ...

Front Cover
H. Whitridge, 1757 - 372 pages
 

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

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.

Bibliographic information