A Collection of Theological Tracts, Volume 5T. Evans, 1791 |
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... history to be rigorously exact , proves alfo , that the hiftories of other nations may be expected to be partly true , and partly falfe , as they are agreed to be by all learned and fober - minded men . I país over the books of Efther ...
... history to be rigorously exact , proves alfo , that the hiftories of other nations may be expected to be partly true , and partly falfe , as they are agreed to be by all learned and fober - minded men . I país over the books of Efther ...
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... HISTORY , NATU- RAL AND CIVIL , IS A PROOF OF THEIR GENUINENESS AND TRUTH . THUS the hiftory of the fall agrees in an eminent manner both with the obvious facts of labour , forrow , pain , and death , with what we fee and feel every day ...
... HISTORY , NATU- RAL AND CIVIL , IS A PROOF OF THEIR GENUINENESS AND TRUTH . THUS the hiftory of the fall agrees in an eminent manner both with the obvious facts of labour , forrow , pain , and death , with what we fee and feel every day ...
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... history of the crea- tion , and that of the fall , are attended with great difficulties . But then they are not of fuch a kind as intimate them to be a fiction contrived by Mofes . It is probable that he fet down the traditional account ...
... history of the crea- tion , and that of the fall , are attended with great difficulties . But then they are not of fuch a kind as intimate them to be a fiction contrived by Mofes . It is probable that he fet down the traditional account ...
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... history that they grew up by degrees , as the Scriptures in- timate . All the Pagan religions appear to have had the worship of one God fuperior to the reft , as their common foundation . They all en- deavoured to render him propitious ...
... history that they grew up by degrees , as the Scriptures in- timate . All the Pagan religions appear to have had the worship of one God fuperior to the reft , as their common foundation . They all en- deavoured to render him propitious ...
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... history of particular facts , and inquire what atteftations we can produce from Pagan history for the Scrip- ture accounts of Abraham , and his pofterity the Ifraelites and Jews . We cannot expect much here ; partly because these things ...
... history of particular facts , and inquire what atteftations we can produce from Pagan history for the Scrip- ture accounts of Abraham , and his pofterity the Ifraelites and Jews . We cannot expect much here ; partly because these things ...
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Page 402 - I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him ; yea, I have made him.
Page 99 - And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus, turning unto them, said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
Page 98 - That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Page 293 - Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie; and the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
Page 402 - Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth...
Page 402 - But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and He that formed thee, O Israel : — " Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour...
Page 347 - And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Page 294 - And it came to pass as he sat at meat with them, he took bread and blessed it and brake and gave to them. And their eyes were opened and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
Page 348 - He saved others ; Himself He cannot save. If He be the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him. He trusted in God ; let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him : for He said, I am the Son of God.
Page 294 - Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people : And how the Chief Priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.