The intent and propriety of the Scripture miracles considered and explained, sermons preached in 1769,1770 and 1771 for the lect. founded by the hon. R. Boyle, Volume 21773 |
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... able to refifte : -Or , that the long- confirmed prejudice in favour of local deities , and their fuperftitious reverence for the guar- dian gods of great and profperous nations , led them to embrace and adopt their rites , in vain ...
... able to refifte : -Or , that the long- confirmed prejudice in favour of local deities , and their fuperftitious reverence for the guar- dian gods of great and profperous nations , led them to embrace and adopt their rites , in vain ...
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... able to attack them . But to proceed- When they had gained poffeffion of the promised land , where their law was to ope- rate with its full force ; they were strictly enjoined by a particular precept in that law , to fuffer their ground ...
... able to attack them . But to proceed- When they had gained poffeffion of the promised land , where their law was to ope- rate with its full force ; they were strictly enjoined by a particular precept in that law , to fuffer their ground ...
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... able to fubdue at once the two tribes , and bring them entirely under their own power . Now had they profpered in this attempt , their fuccefs would have been fatal to the cause of religion ; as it would probably have involved the whole ...
... able to fubdue at once the two tribes , and bring them entirely under their own power . Now had they profpered in this attempt , their fuccefs would have been fatal to the cause of religion ; as it would probably have involved the whole ...
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... able to that which was their lot at present . that Now , whilft the Jews were learning in their captivity this falutary leffon , divine Providence was gracioufly employed in cor- recting the various fuperftitions of the Cu- feans ; and ...
... able to that which was their lot at present . that Now , whilft the Jews were learning in their captivity this falutary leffon , divine Providence was gracioufly employed in cor- recting the various fuperftitions of the Cu- feans ; and ...
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... able to relieve their diftreffes . But his favour they were fenfible could only be regained by making him their fole God ; and conducting their lives according to the tenour of that Law , which he had anciently given them . Upon thefe ...
... able to relieve their diftreffes . But his favour they were fenfible could only be regained by making him their fole God ; and conducting their lives according to the tenour of that Law , which he had anciently given them . Upon thefe ...
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Page 283 - For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward ; how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him...
Page 169 - But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them -who despitefully use you, and persecute you : that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Page 72 - And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel : and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
Page 71 - In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
Page 183 - law of God after the inward man. But I fee another *' law in my members, warring againft the law of my " mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of fin, * which is in my members.
Page 75 - Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand...
Page 27 - So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Page 95 - O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD : for I am with thee ; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee : but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
Page 259 - ... they shall take up serpents ; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Page 5 - And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Ba'als; 12 and they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt...