An apology for Christianity, in a series of letters, addressed to E. Gibbon, author of The decline and fall of the Roman empire |
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... prophets , with the fame propriety that you can to Jefus Chrift : The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet ... prophecy ; and , as fuch , unavoidably liable to fome degree of obfcurity , till interpreted by the event . Nor was ...
... prophets , with the fame propriety that you can to Jefus Chrift : The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet ... prophecy ; and , as fuch , unavoidably liable to fome degree of obfcurity , till interpreted by the event . Nor was ...
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... prophecy and revelation . " That this opinion , even in the times of the Apoftles , had made its way into the Christian church , I readily admit ; but that the Apostles ever either predicted this event to others , or cherished the ...
... prophecy and revelation . " That this opinion , even in the times of the Apoftles , had made its way into the Christian church , I readily admit ; but that the Apostles ever either predicted this event to others , or cherished the ...
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... prophecy and revelation , as clofely as you pleafe ; but let us prefs it truly ; and we may , perhaps , find reafon from thence to receive , with less reluctance , a religion , which de- fcribes a corruption , the ftrangeness of which ...
... prophecy and revelation , as clofely as you pleafe ; but let us prefs it truly ; and we may , perhaps , find reafon from thence to receive , with less reluctance , a religion , which de- fcribes a corruption , the ftrangeness of which ...
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... prophecy - the Spirit hath spoken it - that in the latter times not immediately , but at fome diftant period - fome should . apoftatize from the faith - fome , who had been Chriftians , fhould in truth : be fo no longer - but fhould ...
... prophecy - the Spirit hath spoken it - that in the latter times not immediately , but at fome diftant period - fome should . apoftatize from the faith - fome , who had been Chriftians , fhould in truth : be fo no longer - but fhould ...
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... prophets ; who were called to that function without dif- tinction of age , of fex , or of natural abilities . " ― That the gift of prophe- cy was one of the fpiritual gifts by which fome of the firft Chriftians were enabled to co ...
... prophets ; who were called to that function without dif- tinction of age , of fex , or of natural abilities . " ― That the gift of prophe- cy was one of the fpiritual gifts by which fome of the firft Chriftians were enabled to co ...
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Страница 50 - Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
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Страница 240 - Herculaneum was swallowed up ; but we are informed by unquestionable authority, that "the matter which covers the ancient town of Herculaneum is not the produce of one eruption only; for there are evident marks, that the matter of six eruptions has taken its course over that which lies immediately above the town, and was the cause of its destruction. These strata are either of lava or burnt matter, with veins of good soil betwixt them...
Страница 244 - ... you may find food for your scepticism in every page of the Bible, as well as in every appearance of nature ; and it is not in the power of any person but yourselves, to clear up your doubts ; you must read, and you must think for yourselves; and you must do both with temper, with candour, and with care. Infidelity is a rank weed ; it is nurtured by our vices, and cannot be plucked up as easily as it may be planted : your difficulties, with respect to revelation, may have first arisen from your...
Страница 246 - Let him study the Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament. Therein are contained the words of eternal life. It has God for its Author ; salvation for its end ; and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.
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Страница 65 - ... the patient was relieved by the power or skill of the exorcist, and the vanquished daemon was heard to confess that he was one of the fabled gods of antiquity, who had impiously usurped the adoration of...
Страница 25 - And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers : and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.