Theological Theses: Containing the Chief Heads of the Christian Doctrine, Deduced from Axioms; Composed and Publickly Defended in Presence and Under the Direction of the Very Reverend and Most Judicious John Henry Ringier, V.D.M. and Professor of Controversial Divinity in the Academy at Bern. By Isaac Sigfrid, of Zoffingen in Bern, and Daniel Wyttenbach, of Bern, in Order to Obtain the Honour of the S. Ministry. 1747. (Translated from Latin.) To which is Added a Discourse by Gerrit Lydekker. A.B.Samuel Brown at the foot of Potbaker's-Hill, between the New-Dutch Church and Fly-Market, 1766 - 173 pages |
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... most beloved Readers , leaving you to the fpecial Care of Di- vine Providence , I with vou a temporal , eternal and mot perfect poffible WELFARE ! New - York , Sept. 6. Anoq ; 1766 . S § . I. INCE we do certainly know , The PREFACE .
... most beloved Readers , leaving you to the fpecial Care of Di- vine Providence , I with vou a temporal , eternal and mot perfect poffible WELFARE ! New - York , Sept. 6. Anoq ; 1766 . S § . I. INCE we do certainly know , The PREFACE .
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... certainly know , that we , and other Things exift , and as it is no less clear to us , that there must be a Reason , and therefore alfo a Caufe , by Virtue of which we do rather exift , than not , and rather in this than another Manner ...
... certainly know , that we , and other Things exift , and as it is no less clear to us , that there must be a Reason , and therefore alfo a Caufe , by Virtue of which we do rather exift , than not , and rather in this than another Manner ...
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... certainly know it , fince his Knowledge is infinite ( iv . ) ; but whence did he know it ? Did he know it by Virtue of his Decree , or from the Science of fimple Intelligence , in which all pof- fible Things are comprehended ? If the ...
... certainly know it , fince his Knowledge is infinite ( iv . ) ; but whence did he know it ? Did he know it by Virtue of his Decree , or from the Science of fimple Intelligence , in which all pof- fible Things are comprehended ? If the ...
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... certainly inferred from the moft wife Government of the Universe ? § . XLV . Again , fince God is Omniprefent ( § . vi . ) , and has determined and fixed the whole Series of all Events even from all Eternity ( xxxvii . ) . All events ...
... certainly inferred from the moft wife Government of the Universe ? § . XLV . Again , fince God is Omniprefent ( § . vi . ) , and has determined and fixed the whole Series of all Events even from all Eternity ( xxxvii . ) . All events ...
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... poffibleSyftem of the World ; but this is ( moft certainly ) the beft Syftem , in which all his Perfections can moft illuftriously difplay themfelves ; but this Ď not have been done , if Evil had never entered [ 21 ]
... poffibleSyftem of the World ; but this is ( moft certainly ) the beft Syftem , in which all his Perfections can moft illuftriously difplay themfelves ; but this Ď not have been done , if Evil had never entered [ 21 ]
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Page 14 - Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Page 9 - I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Page 76 - Therefore let no man glory in men ; for all things are yours ; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things prefent, or things to come\ all are yours, and ye are CbriJPs, andChriftis God's.