Natural obligations to believe the principles of religion, and divine revelation: in xvi sermons, preached at the lecture founded by R. Boyle |
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... plain and fimple ib . Too fublime and mysterious 503 Deficient in fome Points of Morality 504 Precepts of it too fevere Not fo effectual as it ought to be The Conclufion 507 509 511 BOOKS Printed for R. Knaplock , at the Bishop's Head ...
... plain and fimple ib . Too fublime and mysterious 503 Deficient in fome Points of Morality 504 Precepts of it too fevere Not fo effectual as it ought to be The Conclufion 507 509 511 BOOKS Printed for R. Knaplock , at the Bishop's Head ...
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... plain and evident from the Reafon and na- ture of the thing . And upon this foundation I fhall at this time apply my self to fuch as deny , or dispute against the common principles of Religion , and think it a very innocent and ...
... plain and evident from the Reafon and na- ture of the thing . And upon this foundation I fhall at this time apply my self to fuch as deny , or dispute against the common principles of Religion , and think it a very innocent and ...
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... plain and clear that it cannot be denied . But that the principles of Religion carry no fuch forcible evidence with them . For if they did , who could deny his affent to them ? and if they do not , what harm can there be in refufing it ...
... plain and clear that it cannot be denied . But that the principles of Religion carry no fuch forcible evidence with them . For if they did , who could deny his affent to them ? and if they do not , what harm can there be in refufing it ...
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... plain reason when proposed to him , there would be fome force in the argument . But if there may be corrupt inclinations , paffions or prejudices , which blind mens understanding , and keep them from affenting to fome truths , which ...
... plain reason when proposed to him , there would be fome force in the argument . But if there may be corrupt inclinations , paffions or prejudices , which blind mens understanding , and keep them from affenting to fome truths , which ...
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... plain inftance of this in that old Epicurean notion of a God , as of a Being happy indeed and eternal , but whose happi- nefs confifted altogether in doing nothing , and being concerned for nothing . For they who placed the utmost of ...
... plain inftance of this in that old Epicurean notion of a God , as of a Being happy indeed and eternal , but whose happi- nefs confifted altogether in doing nothing , and being concerned for nothing . For they who placed the utmost of ...
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abfurd affert againſt alfo alſo Apoſtle argument Atheiſm becauſe befides believe beſt cafe cauſe Chriftian confequences confider confideration confiftent creatures Dæmons defign defire deſtroyed diſcover Divine doctrine eafily effe elſe Epicurean Epicurus eſtabliſh evidence Exiſtence faid falſe fame farther feems felf felves fenfe feveral fhall fhew fhould fince fincere firft firſt fome fomething fubject fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofing Goodneſs Goſpel greateſt happineſs himſelf human inftance itſelf juft juſt leaſt lefs ligion likewiſe mankind matter mind Miracles moral moſt muft muſt nature neceffary notion obferved occafion opinion paffions perfect perfon perfuade Philofophers Plato poffible preſent pretended principles of Religion propoſed Puniſhments purpoſe quæ reaſon refpect Revelation ſenſe ſhall ſome ſpeak ſtate ſuch ſuppoſed thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe tion true truth Tully tural underſtanding univerfal unreaſonable uſe wiſdom worſhip wrought καὶ τὰ τὸ
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Page 375 - Lord hath not spoken ? when a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.
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