An Apology for Christianity: In a Series of Letters, Addressed to Edward Gibbon, ... By R. Watson, ... |
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... give me much unea- finess to be reputed an Enemy to free inquiry in religious matters , or as capable of being ani- mated into any degree of perfonal malevolence against those who dif- fer from me in opinion . On the contrary , I look ...
... give me much unea- finess to be reputed an Enemy to free inquiry in religious matters , or as capable of being ani- mated into any degree of perfonal malevolence against those who dif- fer from me in opinion . On the contrary , I look ...
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... give up his opinion ; the proper inference is , not that his opinion is true , but that he be- lieves it to be true ; and a queftion of ferious difcuffion immediately prefents itself , -upon what foun- dation has he built his belief ...
... give up his opinion ; the proper inference is , not that his opinion is true , but that he be- lieves it to be true ; and a queftion of ferious difcuffion immediately prefents itself , -upon what foun- dation has he built his belief ...
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... give a full account of any one phænomenon in nature , from the rotation of the great orbs of the universe to the germination of a blade of grafs , without having recourfe to him , as the primary incomprehenfible cause of it ; and who ...
... give a full account of any one phænomenon in nature , from the rotation of the great orbs of the universe to the germination of a blade of grafs , without having recourfe to him , as the primary incomprehenfible cause of it ; and who ...
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... give way to a new covenant . I will not detain you with an ex- planation of what Mofes himfelf has faid upon this fubject ; but you may try , if you please , whether you can apply the following declaration , which Mofes made to the Jews ...
... give way to a new covenant . I will not detain you with an ex- planation of what Mofes himfelf has faid upon this fubject ; but you may try , if you please , whether you can apply the following declaration , which Mofes made to the Jews ...
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... give " weight and efficacy to that im- 66 portant truth , " is the fecond of the causes to which you attribute the quick increase of Christianity . Now if we impartially confider the circumstances of the perfons , to whom the doctrine ...
... give " weight and efficacy to that im- 66 portant truth , " is the fecond of the causes to which you attribute the quick increase of Christianity . Now if we impartially confider the circumstances of the perfons , to whom the doctrine ...
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Page 50 - Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Page 30 - The Lord thy God will raife up unto thee a Prophet from the midft of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me...
Page 25 - And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers : and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
Page 206 - ... sufficient to exalt the nature and regulate the manners of mankind. Shall we never have done with this groundless commendation of natural law? Look into the first chapter of Paul's Epistle to the...
Page 63 - Of that day, fays our Saviour, and. of that hour, knoweth no one; no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
Page 227 - God, derived from the harmony and order of the universe, as old and trite ; there have been men, it seems, in all ages, who, in affecting singularity, have overlooked truth ; an argument, however, is not the worse for being old ; and surely it would have been a more just mode of reasoning, if you had examined the external evidence for the truth...
Page 72 - The divine inspiration, whether it was conveyed in the form of a waking or of a sleeping vision, is described as a favour very liberally bestowed on all ranks of the faithful, on women as on elders, on boys as well as upon bishops.
Page 91 - There was a time when no one was acquainted with the laws of magnetism ; these suspend in many instances the laws of gravity ; nor can I see, upon the principle in question, how the rest of mankind could have credited the testimony of their first discoverer ; and yet to have rejected it, would have been to reject the truth.
Page 52 - But beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Page 46 - We are made as the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things unto this day.— 1 Cor.