Researches Antediluvian, Patriarchal and Historical: Concerning the Way in which Men First Acquired Their Knowledge of God and Religion, and as to what Were the Doctrines of the Churches of Adam and Noah, with an Account of the Long Night of Idolatry, which Followed and Darkened the Earth, and Also of the Means Designed by God for the Recovery and Extension of His Truths, and of Their Final Accomplishment by Jesus Christ |
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... to them by God himself ; " for at this moment the Decalogue came to my re- collection . But it occurred to me immediately that this answer was not satisfactory ; for this knowledge of God and of his Laws had been given a 2.
... to them by God himself ; " for at this moment the Decalogue came to my re- collection . But it occurred to me immediately that this answer was not satisfactory ; for this knowledge of God and of his Laws had been given a 2.
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... given to the second race of men , who were the descendants of Noah , whereas the question re- lated solely to the first , namely , to Adam and his immediate descendants . I was obliged therefore to think again , but after a considerable ...
... given to the second race of men , who were the descendants of Noah , whereas the question re- lated solely to the first , namely , to Adam and his immediate descendants . I was obliged therefore to think again , but after a considerable ...
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... given to Adam and Eve that knowledge of himself as their creator , which has been just mentioned , had given them also certain laws or precepts , consisting chiefly of prohibi- tions , which should serve them as rules for their own ...
... given to Adam and Eve that knowledge of himself as their creator , which has been just mentioned , had given them also certain laws or precepts , consisting chiefly of prohibi- tions , which should serve them as rules for their own ...
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... given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai were not the first Revelation which he had given to man . statement is certainly contrary to our generally received notions at the present day ; but , what- ever our prejudices may be in this respect ...
... given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai were not the first Revelation which he had given to man . statement is certainly contrary to our generally received notions at the present day ; but , what- ever our prejudices may be in this respect ...
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... given by God to Adam ; the first for the moral guidance of him and his posterity , and the latter for the exercise of their religious faith . I was now convinced of three things , first , that the first men obtained their notions of God ...
... given by God to Adam ; the first for the moral guidance of him and his posterity , and the latter for the exercise of their religious faith . I was now convinced of three things , first , that the first men obtained their notions of God ...
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Page 63 - And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.
Page 89 - This is that which the Lord hath said: 'Tomorrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord.' Bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over, lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
Page 54 - And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Page 55 - Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
Page 42 - Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them...
Page 24 - My foot hath held his steps, His way have I kept, and not declined. Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Page 79 - Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?