A Treatise on the Passions and Affections of the Mind, Philosophical, Ethical, and Theological: In a Series of Disquisitions, in which are Traced, the Moral History of Man, in His Pursuits, Powers, and Motives of Action, and the Means of Obtaining Permanent Well-being and Happiness, Volume 5 |
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Page 179
These opinions may be false . They may approve themselves to our reason ... to
the Oracles of God as vouchers for their truth . Whence does this diversity of
opinion proceed , and how are the contentions engendered by them to be
remedied ?
These opinions may be false . They may approve themselves to our reason ... to
the Oracles of God as vouchers for their truth . Whence does this diversity of
opinion proceed , and how are the contentions engendered by them to be
remedied ?
Page 240
ALTHOUGH the death of Christ is considered by every Christian of the utmost
consequence in the ęconomy of Salvation , yet very different opinions are
entertained concerning its precise efficacy ; or in what particular manner that
solemn ...
ALTHOUGH the death of Christ is considered by every Christian of the utmost
consequence in the ęconomy of Salvation , yet very different opinions are
entertained concerning its precise efficacy ; or in what particular manner that
solemn ...
Page 470
Hence it is , that erroneous opinions in religion have been productive of so many
evils . We have also proved , that the conceptions of religion most favourable to
virtue , most conducive to human happiness , which destroy the opposition ...
Hence it is , that erroneous opinions in religion have been productive of so many
evils . We have also proved , that the conceptions of religion most favourable to
virtue , most conducive to human happiness , which destroy the opposition ...
Page 472
... notwithstanding the importance of these subjects , they are still the opinions of
inference ; and our opinions may be very different , without enfeebling those
clearer principles , those grand doctrines of revelation ; the divine mission of
Jesus ...
... notwithstanding the importance of these subjects , they are still the opinions of
inference ; and our opinions may be very different , without enfeebling those
clearer principles , those grand doctrines of revelation ; the divine mission of
Jesus ...
Page 490
are the most consonant with the divine charac . ter ; following the general tenour
of divine revelation , and not resting our opinions upon detached passages ; that
inexhaustible source of error ! We have also endeavoured to distinguish the ...
are the most consonant with the divine charac . ter ; following the general tenour
of divine revelation , and not resting our opinions upon detached passages ; that
inexhaustible source of error ! We have also endeavoured to distinguish the ...
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Page 374 - And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Page 334 - He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
Page 259 - And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying. Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Page 359 - And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, And the dust thereof into brimstone, And the land thereof shall become burning pitch. It shall not be quenched night nor day ; The smoke thereof shall go up for ever: From generation to generation it shall lie waste ; None shall pass through it for ever and ever.
Page 296 - Think not that I am come to destroy the Law, or the Prophets : I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Page 266 - Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay; but by the law of faith.
Page 485 - Moreover, . brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea ; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea...
Page 256 - And God said: This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations. I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Page 424 - Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see : The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them.
Page 318 - The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.