Theological Theses: Containing the Chief Heads of the Christian Doctrine, Deduced from Axioms; Composed and Publickly Defended in Presence and Under the Direction of the Very Reverend and Most Judicious John Henry Ringier, V.D.M. and Professor of Controversial Divinity in the Academy at Bern. By Isaac Sigfrid, of Zoffingen in Bern, and Daniel Wyttenbach, of Bern, in Order to Obtain the Honour of the S. Ministry. 1747. (Translated from Latin.) To which is Added a Discourse by Gerrit Lydekker. A.B.Samuel Brown at the foot of Potbaker's-Hill, between the New-Dutch Church and Fly-Market, 1766 - 173 pages |
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... Reafon and Nature of Things , go before Practice . Becaufe all true and real moral Amendment must of abfolute Neceffity always take its Rife , or begin at the Understanding of a rational Being . The Understanding muft , and the ...
... Reafon and Nature of Things , go before Practice . Becaufe all true and real moral Amendment must of abfolute Neceffity always take its Rife , or begin at the Understanding of a rational Being . The Understanding muft , and the ...
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... Reafon and perfect Equity require , that all Love bear an exact Proportion to , and be molt per- fectly commenfurate with the , Quantity of the Perfection , Beauty and Goodnefs of the Object of Love , or the Thing propofed to be loved ...
... Reafon and perfect Equity require , that all Love bear an exact Proportion to , and be molt per- fectly commenfurate with the , Quantity of the Perfection , Beauty and Goodnefs of the Object of Love , or the Thing propofed to be loved ...
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... Reafon . Which Maxim is termed the Principle of fuf- ficient Reafon . § . II . Therefore Since every Thing , which does exist , has a Cause ( § . i . ) , then we must have one likewife . But that Cause must either be in us , or without ...
... Reafon . Which Maxim is termed the Principle of fuf- ficient Reafon . § . II . Therefore Since every Thing , which does exist , has a Cause ( § . i . ) , then we must have one likewife . But that Cause must either be in us , or without ...
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... Reafon ( or Caufe of Existence ) would never be found ; therefore we must finally come to the Prime , or firft Caufe ; this Caufe cannot poffibly have the Reason of its Exiftence in another Caufe : Otherwife it would not be the first ...
... Reafon ( or Caufe of Existence ) would never be found ; therefore we must finally come to the Prime , or firft Caufe ; this Caufe cannot poffibly have the Reason of its Exiftence in another Caufe : Otherwife it would not be the first ...
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... reafon of which it acts or can fuffer . Therefore as Things are of a different Nature , fo the Species or Kinds of Prefence are different ; Bodies , the Actions and Paffions of which confift only in Motion , are prefent where they touch ...
... reafon of which it acts or can fuffer . Therefore as Things are of a different Nature , fo the Species or Kinds of Prefence are different ; Bodies , the Actions and Paffions of which confift only in Motion , are prefent where they touch ...
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Page 14 - Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Page 9 - I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
Page 76 - Therefore let no man glory in men ; for all things are yours ; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things prefent, or things to come\ all are yours, and ye are CbriJPs, andChriftis God's.