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... interpretation of the meaning of history . What can be more natural than that divines and bodies of men should speak sometimes from themselves , sometimes from tradi- tion ? what more natural than that individually they should say many ...
... interpretation of the meaning of history . What can be more natural than that divines and bodies of men should speak sometimes from themselves , sometimes from tradi- tion ? what more natural than that individually they should say many ...
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... interpreted in one of two ways : if it be nar- rowed for the purpose of disproving the catholicity of the Creed of Pope Pius , it becomes also an objec- tion to the Athanasian ; and if it be relaxed to admit the doctrines retained by ...
... interpreted in one of two ways : if it be nar- rowed for the purpose of disproving the catholicity of the Creed of Pope Pius , it becomes also an objec- tion to the Athanasian ; and if it be relaxed to admit the doctrines retained by ...
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... interpretation of Vincentius , which is necessary in order to make him available against the Church of Rome . And now , as to the positive evidence which the Fathers offer in behalf of the Catholic doctrine of the Trinity , it has been ...
... interpretation of Vincentius , which is necessary in order to make him available against the Church of Rome . And now , as to the positive evidence which the Fathers offer in behalf of the Catholic doctrine of the Trinity , it has been ...
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... interpret one of them by another . This is to assume that they are all of one school , which is a point to be proved ; but it is even doubtful whether , on the whole , such a procedure would strengthen the argument . For instance , as ...
... interpret one of them by another . This is to assume that they are all of one school , which is a point to be proved ; but it is even doubtful whether , on the whole , such a procedure would strengthen the argument . For instance , as ...
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... interpretations of Christ's ex- pressions in John vi . respecting His flesh and blood ; but in no instance does he interpret them literally His notion seems to have been that , by partaking of the bread and wine in the Eucharist , the ...
... interpretations of Christ's ex- pressions in John vi . respecting His flesh and blood ; but in no instance does he interpret them literally His notion seems to have been that , by partaking of the bread and wine in the Eucharist , the ...
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Page 353 - And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true ; and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Page 343 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Page 428 - Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like ? They are like unto children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced : we have mourned unto you, and ye have not wept.
Page 419 - And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
Page 353 - And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul; So that from his body were brought unto the sick, handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
Page 39 - In time it enters upon strange territory ; points of controversy alter their bearing ; parties rise and fall about it ; dangers and hopes appear in new relations, and old principles reappear under new forms ; it changes with them, in order to remain the same. In a higher world it is otherwise ; but here below to live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often...
Page 114 - Our existence is not only successive, as it must be of necessity, but one state of our life and being is appointed by God to be a preparation for another ; and that, to be the means of attaining to another succeeding one : Infancy to childhood ; childhood to youth ; youth to mature age. Men are impatient, and for precipitating things : but the Author of nature appears deliberate throughout his operations ; accomplishing his natural ends by slow successive steps.
Page 112 - For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
Page 326 - I think there is one unerring mark of it, viz. the not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance, than the proofs it is built upon will warrant. Whoever goes beyond this measure of assent, it is plain, receives not truth in the love of it ; loves not truth for truth-sake, but for some other by-end.
Page 375 - Him, and the Son who came forth from Him and taught us these things, and the host of the other good angels who follow and are made like to Him, and the prophetic Spirit...