Discourses: Doctrinal and Practical ; Delivered in Essex Street Chapel, Volume 2R. Hunter, 1827 - Sermons, English |
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... little of the properties of things , how much less can we understand of the essences , and the internal constitution of substances themselves . Some philosophers have even doubted whether matter Imperfection of Human Knowledge . 7.
... little of the properties of things , how much less can we understand of the essences , and the internal constitution of substances themselves . Some philosophers have even doubted whether matter Imperfection of Human Knowledge . 7.
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... constitution of their nature , something similar to those which reside on the surface of this globe , we may , perhaps , be allowed to surmise , because the provision which is made for their accommodation , by the diurnal and annual ...
... constitution of their nature , something similar to those which reside on the surface of this globe , we may , perhaps , be allowed to surmise , because the provision which is made for their accommodation , by the diurnal and annual ...
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... constitution of this delicate organ constitutes the main distinction between a philosopher and a brute - between a New- ton and an idiot . Let some minute , in- discernible alteration occur in the internal structure , or in the vascular ...
... constitution of this delicate organ constitutes the main distinction between a philosopher and a brute - between a New- ton and an idiot . Let some minute , in- discernible alteration occur in the internal structure , or in the vascular ...
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... constitution of human na- ture is very obscure , and that man is a mys- tery to himself . I add , 4. That we are in a state of great igno- rance with respect to mankind in general , and to those with whom we associate in particular . We ...
... constitution of human na- ture is very obscure , and that man is a mys- tery to himself . I add , 4. That we are in a state of great igno- rance with respect to mankind in general , and to those with whom we associate in particular . We ...
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... constitution of laws , for the government both of the natu- ral and the intellectual worlds . There can be no difficulty in allowing that the laws of the material world may have been so constituted from the beginning , and that their ...
... constitution of laws , for the government both of the natu- ral and the intellectual worlds . There can be no difficulty in allowing that the laws of the material world may have been so constituted from the beginning , and that their ...
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Page 111 - Nay, but O man, who art thou that repliest against God ? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus...
Page 257 - And truly the Son of man goeth as it was determined ; but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed.
Page 271 - Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value ; and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.
Page 259 - Jesus answered, He it is to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
Page 409 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 452 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Page 271 - And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.
Page 447 - And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.
Page 301 - Lord: looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God ; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled : lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
Page 95 - And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them and of their children after them...