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... cause of all the wicked- ness and extravagances of men ; and as Austin saith , the proposition is always true , the fool hath said in his heart , & c . and more evidently true in this age than any , it will not be unnecessary to ...
... cause of all the wicked- ness and extravagances of men ; and as Austin saith , the proposition is always true , the fool hath said in his heart , & c . and more evidently true in this age than any , it will not be unnecessary to ...
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... cause of those things , some cause of myself and my own being ; so that this truth is as natural to man as any thing he can call most natural or a common principle . It must be confessed by all , that there is a law of nature writ upon ...
... cause of those things , some cause of myself and my own being ; so that this truth is as natural to man as any thing he can call most natural or a common principle . It must be confessed by all , that there is a law of nature writ upon ...
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... cause of all of that kind . Fire , which is most hot , is the cause of all things which are hot . There is some being therefore which is the cause of all that perfection which is in the creature ; and this is God . ' ( Aquin . 1 qu . 2 ...
... cause of all of that kind . Fire , which is most hot , is the cause of all things which are hot . There is some being therefore which is the cause of all that perfection which is in the creature ; and this is God . ' ( Aquin . 1 qu . 2 ...
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... cause than itself : every effect hath a cause . The world was not eternal , or from eternity . The matter of the world cannot be eternal . Matter cannot subsist without form , nor put on any form without the action of some cause . This ...
... cause than itself : every effect hath a cause . The world was not eternal , or from eternity . The matter of the world cannot be eternal . Matter cannot subsist without form , nor put on any form without the action of some cause . This ...
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... cause , not of the same kind , but infinite and independent ; otherwise men run into incon- ceivable labyrinths and contradictions . Man , the noblest creature upon earth , hath a beginning . No man in the world but was some years ago ...
... cause , not of the same kind , but infinite and independent ; otherwise men run into incon- ceivable labyrinths and contradictions . Man , the noblest creature upon earth , hath a beginning . No man in the world but was some years ago ...
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Page 304 - But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, and needed not that any should testify of man, for he knew what was in man.
Page 242 - It is as high as heaven ; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?
Page 104 - But the end of all things is at hand : be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Page 272 - Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Page 258 - An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen : in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Page 400 - Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Page 57 - Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law; for I had not known lust, except the law had said, "Thou shalt not covet." But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence.
Page 227 - Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee : because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength...
Page 62 - I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Page 453 - The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.