Christianity Not Mysterious: Or, a Treatise Shewing, that There is Nothing in the Gospel Contrary to Reason, ... By John Toland. To which is Added, An Apology for Mr. Toland, in Relation to the Parliament of Ireland's Ordering this Book to be Burnt |
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... Ceremonies , and the Be- lief of those unfathomable Explana- tions of what they ftiffly hold them- felves to be incomprehenfible ; 1 fay , who confiders all this , is vehemently tempted to fufpect they drive a more felfish Defign than ...
... Ceremonies , and the Be- lief of those unfathomable Explana- tions of what they ftiffly hold them- felves to be incomprehenfible ; 1 fay , who confiders all this , is vehemently tempted to fufpect they drive a more felfish Defign than ...
Page 66
... Ceremonies , that Reason cannot penetrate the Vail , nor fee what is under it till it be remov'd . Secondly , It is made to fignify a thing of its own Nature inconceivable , and not to be judg'd of by our ordinary Faculties and Ideas ...
... Ceremonies , that Reason cannot penetrate the Vail , nor fee what is under it till it be remov'd . Secondly , It is made to fignify a thing of its own Nature inconceivable , and not to be judg'd of by our ordinary Faculties and Ideas ...
Page 68
... Ceremonies , Sacrifices , Plays , & c . ma- king the fuperftitious People believe that admirable things were adumbra- ted by these Externals . The Priests , but very rarely , and then obfcurely , taught in publick , pretending the In ...
... Ceremonies , Sacrifices , Plays , & c . ma- king the fuperftitious People believe that admirable things were adumbra- ted by these Externals . The Priests , but very rarely , and then obfcurely , taught in publick , pretending the In ...
Page 93
... Ceremonies , and figurative Ex- preffions . Christ tells his Difciples , Many Prophets and Kings have defir'd Luke 10 . to fee thofe things which you fee , and 24 . have not feen them , and to hear thofe things which you hear , and have ...
... Ceremonies , and figurative Ex- preffions . Christ tells his Difciples , Many Prophets and Kings have defir'd Luke 10 . to fee thofe things which you fee , and 24 . have not feen them , and to hear thofe things which you hear , and have ...
Page 151
... Ceremonies which made it difficult before , he ren- der'd it eafy and obvious to the mean- eft Capacities . His Difciples and Fol- lowers kept to this Simplicity for fome confiderable time , tho very early di- L 4 vers Sect . 3. vers ...
... Ceremonies which made it difficult before , he ren- der'd it eafy and obvious to the mean- eft Capacities . His Difciples and Fol- lowers kept to this Simplicity for fome confiderable time , tho very early di- L 4 vers Sect . 3. vers ...
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Page 93 - God : praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; and for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Page 53 - The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 94 - Gentiles, if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God, which is given me to you ward. How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery...
Page 123 - He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that "diligently feek Him...
Page 57 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man ; but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Page 95 - Even the Mystery which hath been hid from ages and generations, but now is made manifest to His saints, To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this Mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory...
Page 45 - If I do not the works of My Father, believe Me not. But if I do, though you will not believe Me, believe the works ; that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.
Page 137 - 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.
Page 61 - For who maketh tbee to differ from another? and what haft thou that thou didft not receive ? now if thou didft receive it, why doft thou glory as if thou hadft not received it ? Heb.
Page 124 - For we are saved by hope : but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for ? but if we hope for what we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.