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Page 275
... minds as an object worthy of the highest at- tention , long before the assumption of his office as the Messenger of good tidings to Sion . To the majority of the Jews , however , his character was unknown till near 30 years after . At ...
... minds as an object worthy of the highest at- tention , long before the assumption of his office as the Messenger of good tidings to Sion . To the majority of the Jews , however , his character was unknown till near 30 years after . At ...
Page 286
... mind to look for its con- firmation in Holy Writ , without any disposition to cavil at it when discovered . The observations which I have already offered , would have been of less importance , had the doctrine now un- der examination ...
... mind to look for its con- firmation in Holy Writ , without any disposition to cavil at it when discovered . The observations which I have already offered , would have been of less importance , had the doctrine now un- der examination ...
Page 287
... minds are already wedded to opinions , which they are sure the Bible cannot con- tradict . Who boldly take the high priori road , And reason downward - till they doubt of God . Such , I apprehend , is the history of Dr. Clarke's Ari ...
... minds are already wedded to opinions , which they are sure the Bible cannot con- tradict . Who boldly take the high priori road , And reason downward - till they doubt of God . Such , I apprehend , is the history of Dr. Clarke's Ari ...
Page 289
... minds ! How then shall we prove the eter- nity of future happiness , or must this be restricted within the same limits in order to make a fair compromise ? a sort of diplomatic arrangement by which the balance is equitably adjusted ...
... minds ! How then shall we prove the eter- nity of future happiness , or must this be restricted within the same limits in order to make a fair compromise ? a sort of diplomatic arrangement by which the balance is equitably adjusted ...
Page 293
... mind shudders at the view of that vengeance which no ages shall exhaust , as the eye of the traveller amid the wilds of Arabia , shrinks from the prospect of unlimited desolation . STRICTURES ON THE EDINBURGH REVIEW OF THE HISTORICAL ...
... mind shudders at the view of that vengeance which no ages shall exhaust , as the eye of the traveller amid the wilds of Arabia , shrinks from the prospect of unlimited desolation . STRICTURES ON THE EDINBURGH REVIEW OF THE HISTORICAL ...
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Page 474 - For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith...
Page 274 - Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Page 432 - Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Page 410 - He that is of God heareth God's words. Ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Page 432 - ... that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of him; the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints...
Page 468 - Christ ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works,
Page 411 - But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning, who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
Page 537 - I shall do so ; But I must also feel it as a man : I cannot but remember such things were, That were most precious to me.
Page 482 - And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie : but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Page 396 - O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.