Sermons, on a Number of Connected Subjects: In which an Attempt is Made to Explain the Leading Principles of Revealed Religion; to Show Their Consistency, Reasonableness and Importance; and to Guard Them Against Dangerous Misconstructions and False Inferences, and Against the Specious Objections of Unbelievers |
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... reason , on a full trial , had been found unable to ascertain the first ar- ticle of a saving divine faith- " it pleased God , by the foolishness of preaching , to save them that be- lieve . " Two questions arise respecting these words ...
... reason , on a full trial , had been found unable to ascertain the first ar- ticle of a saving divine faith- " it pleased God , by the foolishness of preaching , to save them that be- lieve . " Two questions arise respecting these words ...
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... reason , ought to be the preacher's oracle ; yet the scripture must be made to appear consistent with reason , or we shall never make men rational nor real christians . The apostle , in this phrase , the foolishness of preaching , must ...
... reason , ought to be the preacher's oracle ; yet the scripture must be made to appear consistent with reason , or we shall never make men rational nor real christians . The apostle , in this phrase , the foolishness of preaching , must ...
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... to understand by all men , men of all conditions , and of all nations only , is no unnatural construction . The particular reason of the apostle's exhorting that supplications and intercessions should 28 [ Ser . II . How God wills the.
... to understand by all men , men of all conditions , and of all nations only , is no unnatural construction . The particular reason of the apostle's exhorting that supplications and intercessions should 28 [ Ser . II . How God wills the.
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... reason of the apostle's exhorting that supplications and intercessions should be made for all men , was probably this : many of the Jewish christians still so far retained their national prejudices , that they would not pray for the ...
... reason of the apostle's exhorting that supplications and intercessions should be made for all men , was probably this : many of the Jewish christians still so far retained their national prejudices , that they would not pray for the ...
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... those among miserable and depraved mortals . After a fair and full trial of human reason , in matters of religion , " The world by wisdom knew not God . " obstruc- des may be that they be t at the SERMON III On the Divine Goodness JOHN IV ...
... those among miserable and depraved mortals . After a fair and full trial of human reason , in matters of religion , " The world by wisdom knew not God . " obstruc- des may be that they be t at the SERMON III On the Divine Goodness JOHN IV ...
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Page 302 - The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
Page 390 - When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open unto us;' and he shall answer and say unto you, 'I know ye not whence ye are.
Page 394 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding — if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures, — then shall thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God..
Page 401 - Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest. For wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Page 53 - These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. 22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.
Page 192 - I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Page 74 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Page 302 - And his name, through faith in his name, hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know ; yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. And now, brethren, I wot, that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
Page 114 - And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and escheweth evil?
Page 301 - And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; , 3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.