The Independent Whig: Or, A Defence of Primitive Christianity, and of Our Ecclesiastical Establishment, Against the Exorbitant Claims and Encroachments of Fanatical and Disaffected Clergymen, Volume 2J. Peele, 1743 |
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... Religion , about which their Teachers make the most Noife , for the Time being , whether it be Tythe , or Dr. Sacheverel , or the Pretender , or the late Duke of Ormond , or King Charles the First ; fo vicious and corrupt Clergymen , on ...
... Religion , about which their Teachers make the most Noife , for the Time being , whether it be Tythe , or Dr. Sacheverel , or the Pretender , or the late Duke of Ormond , or King Charles the First ; fo vicious and corrupt Clergymen , on ...
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... SUCH Men do not pretend to teach their People the Meeknefs of Chriftianity : No , their Zeal is to be Anger , and their Religion . A 5 Cru- Cruelty . That Fiercenefs , which is inconfiftent with the The INDEPENDENT WHIG . 9.
... SUCH Men do not pretend to teach their People the Meeknefs of Chriftianity : No , their Zeal is to be Anger , and their Religion . A 5 Cru- Cruelty . That Fiercenefs , which is inconfiftent with the The INDEPENDENT WHIG . 9.
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... Religion , how can it be expected , that they should mind them , while they daily fee their Teachers exprefs a much more warm Concern for their own Dignities and Revenues , than for the Honour and Interest of pure un- mixed Religion ...
... Religion , how can it be expected , that they should mind them , while they daily fee their Teachers exprefs a much more warm Concern for their own Dignities and Revenues , than for the Honour and Interest of pure un- mixed Religion ...
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... ; and whatever is neceffary for Self - relief , or Self - prefervation , becomes alfo a Duty , and a Piece of Natural Religion , when it does not con- 5 contradict a pofitive Law of God . But to abstain The INDEPENDENT WHIG . 15.
... ; and whatever is neceffary for Self - relief , or Self - prefervation , becomes alfo a Duty , and a Piece of Natural Religion , when it does not con- 5 contradict a pofitive Law of God . But to abstain The INDEPENDENT WHIG . 15.
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... RELIGION is a voluntary Thing ; it can no more be forced than Reason , or Memory , or any Faculty of the Soul . To be devout against our Will , is an Abfurdity ; and it is ri- diculous in others to hope to make us fo , in fpite of ...
... RELIGION is a voluntary Thing ; it can no more be forced than Reason , or Memory , or any Faculty of the Soul . To be devout against our Will , is an Abfurdity ; and it is ri- diculous in others to hope to make us fo , in fpite of ...
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Page 219 - He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His Commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth His Word, in him verily is the love of God perfected : hereby know we that we are in Him.
Page 248 - Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men : and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Page 226 - Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Page 144 - For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God.
Page 176 - And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said ; John indeed baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.
Page 222 - Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Page 227 - For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Page 145 - Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life.
Page 225 - The inspired record describes him as "a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Page 250 - So that riot only this our craft is in danger to be fet at nought ; but alfo that the temple of the great goddefs Diana fhould be defpifed, and her magnificence fhould be deftroy28 ed, whom all Afia, and the world, worfhippeth.