The Evidences of Divine RevelationOliver & Boyd, 1838 - 492 pages |
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... ancient writer , " that those things are good which are pleasing to God ; but what these are , it is not easy to know , unless men should acquire the knowledge of them from some superior Being . " Cicero allows that mankind were not ...
... ancient writer , " that those things are good which are pleasing to God ; but what these are , it is not easy to know , unless men should acquire the knowledge of them from some superior Being . " Cicero allows that mankind were not ...
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... ancient philosophers , especially when they treated of religion and divine things , involved their sentiments in great obscurity , and were so far from intending them for general use that they carefully concealed them from the people ...
... ancient philosophers , especially when they treated of religion and divine things , involved their sentiments in great obscurity , and were so far from intending them for general use that they carefully concealed them from the people ...
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... ancient tradition , which they kept as a secret to themselves , and carefully con- cealed from the people , though they were far from keeping it pure and uncorrupted . And the higher we mount towards the first ages , the less ...
... ancient tradition , which they kept as a secret to themselves , and carefully con- cealed from the people , though they were far from keeping it pure and uncorrupted . And the higher we mount towards the first ages , the less ...
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... ancient tradition relating to the one true God , and the creation of the world ; and , in many cases , they exerted their efforts to subvert the fundamental principles of all religious belief . The best of them candidly owned their ...
... ancient tradition relating to the one true God , and the creation of the world ; and , in many cases , they exerted their efforts to subvert the fundamental principles of all religious belief . The best of them candidly owned their ...
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... ancients and their followers were of different senti- ments and that many had this opinion fixed in their minds , that neither our beginning , nor our end , nor men at all , are minded by the gods . Pliny represents it as ridiculous to ...
... ancients and their followers were of different senti- ments and that many had this opinion fixed in their minds , that neither our beginning , nor our end , nor men at all , are minded by the gods . Pliny represents it as ridiculous to ...
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Page 240 - And it came to pass, that at midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
Page 389 - The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree : him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we are his witnesses of these things ; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Page 329 - Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not ; for he will not pardon your transgressions : for my name is in him.
Page 244 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Page 390 - I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures; and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve; after that he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me...
Page 276 - Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.
Page 445 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
Page 291 - And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are : and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
Page 447 - When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
Page 447 - Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him: and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.