Popular Evidences of Natural Religion and Christianity

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Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1805 - 477

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Not unphilofophical to believe in the exiflence
60
On Atheiſm
64
CHAP VI
74
to the fea 155
75
Jobs affertion of hanging the earth upon nothing
80
In the temperate zone
92
The Sun the fountain of light
98
The ufefulness of this planet proportioned to
104
The exiſtence c of the Supreme Being proved from the ſeaſons
106
14
111
Section Page I A perpetual verdure not proper man made for Labour
113
Improvement intended by Providence for man
116
Winter displays the glory of God and his power over us
119
Our fupplies handed out frugally
120
But never a general failure
123
Difeafe combining with ſcarcity
124
Winter gives necessary repofe to the earth
126
Springs fhews nature re animated
127
God confers his bounties with cheerfulness
130
Spring removes doubts concerning creation and the refurrection
132
The light and heat of Summer
134
Thunder form
137
The Sun ripens fruits
140
Man the principal care of Providence ib 15 The Harvest
142
Food for the different creatures proviſion for the rein deer
144
Corn the moft fuitable food c
146
CHAP IX
150
Its fluidity facilitates intercourſe c
153
The Magnet
156
The inhabitants of the great deep
158
Its benefit to man
159
Natural hiftory of the Herring and Haddock
161
CHAP X
164
His fuperiority
170
His miferies a picture of them from Pliny
171
His miferies exaggerated
174
Apparent evils fometimes bleffings 176
176
Some modern philofophers imitate the philofophers of antiquity in their complaints
178
The beauties and advantages of infancy
179
Man diftinguished by his defire of existence and
248
CHAP I
254
CHAP II
273
Section Page
279
CHAP III
286
When Chrift appeared the whole civilized world
293
CHAP IV
299
CHAP VI
318
CHAP VII
326
finiſhed piece
331
His fubject and manner generally interefting
332
Conveys important truths in the cafieft manner
334
Teaches without the formality of a teacher
336
Wisdom and authority in his teaching
338
All his inftructions of the highest importance
340
Chriſt taught by example 1 This method entirely new
342
His life the best commentary on his precepts
345
Advantages of this method firſt ſhews all the rules to be practicable
348
Prefents virtue in the most lovely form ib 5 Gives authority to all his commands
351
His example perfect
352
How far patriotiſm friendſhip c recommend ed in the gospel
354
His example extends to every duty and he lived a common life
357
and firft in his devotion
361
his refignation and fubmiſſion
364
JI His example removed from every extreme
365
The fweetness of his temper and the gentleness of his manners
371
CHAP X
388
Remarks on his teftimony
397
In inftituting his laft fupper foretells this
405
CHAP XI
411
But in thefe he still fupports the truth and dig nity of his character 374
414
Collateral Evidences
421
The Gospel fubjected to ſevere ſcrutiny on its firſt
427
The existence of flavery confidered
433
A 2
440
Places Chrift at the head of his church
443
The hiftory and character of Judas Iscariot
452
Evidence from his trial
469
Recapitulation
475

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Strona 392 - For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee ; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Strona 280 - Ye men of Israel, hear these words, Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know...
Strona 474 - And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
Strona 403 - For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Strona 314 - ... and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Strona 408 - And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child : and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
Strona 194 - The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; Neither turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: Neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha...
Strona 373 - Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of God. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
Strona 338 - I am the resurrection and the life ; he that believeth on Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live : and whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die.
Strona 438 - God ; and bind themselves by an oath, not to the commission of any wickedness, but not to be guilty of theft, or robbery, or adultery, never to falsify their word, nor to deny a pledge committed to them, when...

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