Sermons Upon the Following Subjects: The Natural Advantages of Men for Attaining to the Knowledge and Practice of Religion ...A. Millar, 1749 |
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... First , Shew that there is a natural fixed Difference between moral Good and Evil , fufficiently clear and manifeft to the moral Judgment and Confcience of every Man . Secondly , Inquire from whence an Attempt to confound the Notions of ...
... First , Shew that there is a natural fixed Difference between moral Good and Evil , fufficiently clear and manifeft to the moral Judgment and Confcience of every Man . Secondly , Inquire from whence an Attempt to confound the Notions of ...
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... first and principal Source of Inftruction and In- formation , and make the Sentiments which we derive from hence , a Rule or Standard for determining the Truth or Falsehood of all Doctrines and Opinions in Points of Re- ligion and ...
... first and principal Source of Inftruction and In- formation , and make the Sentiments which we derive from hence , a Rule or Standard for determining the Truth or Falsehood of all Doctrines and Opinions in Points of Re- ligion and ...
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... first Verfe of the following Chapter , he informs us that the Faith which he speaks of , is the Subftance , or rather , a fubftantial and well - grounded Expectation of Things hoped for , the Evidence of Things not feen ; and what thofe ...
... first Verfe of the following Chapter , he informs us that the Faith which he speaks of , is the Subftance , or rather , a fubftantial and well - grounded Expectation of Things hoped for , the Evidence of Things not feen ; and what thofe ...
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... First , There is hardly any Man of Re- flection , who must not experience a great Inequality of Temper in himself , with re- spect to almost all the Objects presented to his Mind . The nobleft and beft do not always appear in the fame ...
... First , There is hardly any Man of Re- flection , who must not experience a great Inequality of Temper in himself , with re- spect to almost all the Objects presented to his Mind . The nobleft and beft do not always appear in the fame ...
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... - fons who are at first reftrained from Vice only by means of them , will certainly in Time be ftruck with the Beauty of Virtue itself , itself , and afterwards proceed freely in a SERM . 62 The Efficacy of Religious Faith .
... - fons who are at first reftrained from Vice only by means of them , will certainly in Time be ftruck with the Beauty of Virtue itself , itself , and afterwards proceed freely in a SERM . 62 The Efficacy of Religious Faith .
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Page viii - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Page 179 - Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Page v - make speed, hasten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it. 20. Wo unto them that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Page 255 - F ye then be rifen with Chrift, feek thofe things which are above, where Chrift fitteth on the right hand of God.
Page 337 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Page 221 - But the wifdom that is from above, is firft pure, then peaceable, gentle, and eafy to be entreated, full of mercy and good, fruits, without partiality and without hypocrify.
Page 339 - have given you an example, that ye fhould " do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, .*' I fay unto you, The fervant is not greater ." than his lord ; neither he, that is fent, ." greater than he that fent him. If ye know ." thefe things, happy are ye, if ye do them :
Page 125 - He that planted the ear, jhall he not hear? He that formed the eye jhall he not fee ? \ o.
Page 358 - Therefore all things whatfoever ye would that men fhould do to you, do ye even fo to them : for this is the law and the prophets.
Page 134 - Lord God Almighty ; jujl and true are thy Ways, thou King of Saints. Who jhall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy Name ? for thou only art Holy, Rev.