An Epistolary Discourse: Proving, from the Scriptures and the First Fathers, that the Soul is a Principle Naturally Mortal; But Immortalized Actually by the Pleasure of God, to Punishment; Or, to Reward, by Its Union with the Divine Baptismal Spirit. Wherein is Proved, that None Have the Power of Giving this Divine Immortalizing Spirit, Since the Apostles, But Only the BishopsR. Smith, 1706 - 313 pages |
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... Tradition . But they never had the Authority of Divine Revelation ( which was that alone that could affure us of Facts of this Nature ) till the times of the New Teftament . Thefe are they alone which af fure us , that they are then ...
... Tradition . But they never had the Authority of Divine Revelation ( which was that alone that could affure us of Facts of this Nature ) till the times of the New Teftament . Thefe are they alone which af fure us , that they are then ...
Page xli
... the Temporal Calami- ties which God permitted him to inflict upon him . There he brought a Plague on the whole Body of Ifrael , by tempting 4 " 8 . fectly igno Tradition concerning of Hu ५५ David David A PREMONITION xli.
... the Temporal Calami- ties which God permitted him to inflict upon him . There he brought a Plague on the whole Body of Ifrael , by tempting 4 " 8 . fectly igno Tradition concerning of Hu ५५ David David A PREMONITION xli.
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... Tradition concerning of Hu ५५ David to an oftentatious numbering of them . There he drew Ahab into a War with the Syrians , which proved fatal to him , by being a Lying Spirit , prophefying Succefs in the Mouth of thofe Prophets , who ...
... Tradition concerning of Hu ५५ David to an oftentatious numbering of them . There he drew Ahab into a War with the Syrians , which proved fatal to him , by being a Lying Spirit , prophefying Succefs in the Mouth of thofe Prophets , who ...
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... Tradition from their Ancestors . For this Doctrine would exclude them from Eternal Happiness . And Eternal Mifery is too great an Evil to be inflicted on them by Divine Goodness arbitrarily . And their being of another Nation , could ...
... Tradition from their Ancestors . For this Doctrine would exclude them from Eternal Happiness . And Eternal Mifery is too great an Evil to be inflicted on them by Divine Goodness arbitrarily . And their being of another Nation , could ...
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... Tradition derived from their An- cefors concerning the Natural Immortality of Human Souls . For by the fame Reafon for which they believe fome Human Souls actually Mortal , they must believe all nata rally fo , if they believe our Human ...
... Tradition derived from their An- cefors concerning the Natural Immortality of Human Souls . For by the fame Reafon for which they believe fome Human Souls actually Mortal , they must believe all nata rally fo , if they believe our Human ...
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Page lxxx - Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil...
Page 251 - Therefore rejoice ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea ! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Page 156 - For, for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
Page 191 - That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies ; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Page lxxvii - For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
Page 3 - As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
Page lxxix - But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and forcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, fhall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimltone: which is the fecond death.
Page 251 - I againft thedrngon, and the dragon fought and his angels; and prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was caft out, that old ferpent, called the devil and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; he was caft out into the earth, and his angels were caft out with him.