The Analogy of Religion Natural and Revealed to the Constitution and Course of NatureW. Whyte, 1824 - 398 |
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... ligion . And no one can say how considerable this uneasiness and satisfaction may be , or what , upon the whole , it may amount to . In the next place comes in the consideration , that all honest and good men are disposed to be- friend ...
... ligion . And no one can say how considerable this uneasiness and satisfaction may be , or what , upon the whole , it may amount to . In the next place comes in the consideration , that all honest and good men are disposed to be- friend ...
Strona 163
... ligion , may equally be made use of to invalidate the proof of it , since their stress lies so very much upon our ignorance . " But , First , Though total ignorance in any matter does indeed equally destroy , or rather preclude , all ...
... ligion , may equally be made use of to invalidate the proof of it , since their stress lies so very much upon our ignorance . " But , First , Though total ignorance in any matter does indeed equally destroy , or rather preclude , all ...
Strona 174
... proper motives to re- ligion , are the proper proofs of it , from our moral nature , from the presages of conscience , and our * Page 58 . natural apprehension of God , under the character of a 174 [ Part 1 . Conclusion .
... proper motives to re- ligion , are the proper proofs of it , from our moral nature , from the presages of conscience , and our * Page 58 . natural apprehension of God , under the character of a 174 [ Part 1 . Conclusion .
Strona 208
... ligion , we are in such total darkness , upon what causes , occasions , reasons , or circumstances , the present course of nature depends , that there does not appear any improbability for or against sup- posing , that five or six ...
... ligion , we are in such total darkness , upon what causes , occasions , reasons , or circumstances , the present course of nature depends , that there does not appear any improbability for or against sup- posing , that five or six ...
Strona 278
... evidence of religion which is afforded to some men , should be little more than that they are given to see the system of Christianity , or re- ligion in general , to be supposable and credible , 278 [ Part 2 . Revelation not Universal :
... evidence of religion which is afforded to some men , should be little more than that they are given to see the system of Christianity , or re- ligion in general , to be supposable and credible , 278 [ Part 2 . Revelation not Universal :
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Strona lix - It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry ; but that it is, now at length, discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it, as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all people of discernment...
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Strona 256 - Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for. See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount.
Strona 51 - Because I have called, and ye refused ; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded : but ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh...
Strona 335 - And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.
Strona 234 - Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven ; which things the angels desire to look into.
Strona 256 - For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
Strona 235 - Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father ; when he shall have put down all rule, and all authority and power. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all...