Reason, the Only Oracle of Man, Or, A Compendious System of Natural ReligionG.W. & A.J. Matsell, 1836 - 180 pages |
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... believe in God , although we cannot comprehend any thing of the how , why or wherefore it was possible for him to be ; and as creation was the exertion of such an incomprehensible and perfect being , it must of ne- cessary consequence ...
... believe in God , although we cannot comprehend any thing of the how , why or wherefore it was possible for him to be ; and as creation was the exertion of such an incomprehensible and perfect being , it must of ne- cessary consequence ...
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... believe , that their reason is depraved , may easily be led by the nose , and duped into superstition at the pleasure of those in whom they confide , and there remain from generation to generation for when they throw by the law of ...
... believe , that their reason is depraved , may easily be led by the nose , and duped into superstition at the pleasure of those in whom they confide , and there remain from generation to generation for when they throw by the law of ...
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... believe the infallibility of revela- tion , or the heavenly mission of its teachers , upon less evidence than those of mankind who lived in the generations before us ? For that which may be supposed to be a rational evidence , and ...
... believe the infallibility of revela- tion , or the heavenly mission of its teachers , upon less evidence than those of mankind who lived in the generations before us ? For that which may be supposed to be a rational evidence , and ...
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... believe in my name , shall they cast out devils , they shall speak with new tongues , they shall take up serpents , and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them , they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover ...
... believe in my name , shall they cast out devils , they shall speak with new tongues , they shall take up serpents , and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them , they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover ...
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... believe that God answers their prayers , and that their eternal interest is depen- dent on them , they soon raise themselves to opulency , rule and high sounding titles ; as that of His Holiness - the Reve- rend Father in God - The Holy ...
... believe that God answers their prayers , and that their eternal interest is depen- dent on them , they soon raise themselves to opulency , rule and high sounding titles ; as that of His Holiness - the Reve- rend Father in God - The Holy ...
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Page 54 - And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer...
Page 66 - Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law; to whom we gave no such commandment...
Page 21 - And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Page 58 - And they came to the place which God had told him of ; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
Page 66 - And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus. And finding certain disciples, he said unto them ; Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed ? And they said unto him; We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
Page 76 - And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shall not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shall surely die.
Page 55 - Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
Page 78 - So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Page 56 - Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
Page 49 - Then Judas, which had betrayed Him. when he saw that He was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.