The Nature, Procedure, Extent, Value and Effects of a Rational Faith Considered: In Two Sermons Preach'd Before the University of Oxford, on March 11. and June 24. 1744. By William Dodwell ... |
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... equal Importance with the Truths that are hereby inculcated , and that It is better both for their own Perfonal Hap- piness and the Welfare of Society , that They fhould be inftructed in those useful Principles of Religion , even tho ...
... equal Importance with the Truths that are hereby inculcated , and that It is better both for their own Perfonal Hap- piness and the Welfare of Society , that They fhould be inftructed in those useful Principles of Religion , even tho ...
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... equal to the Bene- fits of it , fince of the Prejudices , which It is faid to inftil , the beft are the most confiderable , the Argument will still conclude in its Favour , even in this Cafe , where It is ftated to the greatest ...
... equal to the Bene- fits of it , fince of the Prejudices , which It is faid to inftil , the beft are the most confiderable , the Argument will still conclude in its Favour , even in this Cafe , where It is ftated to the greatest ...
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... equal Neceffity of still continuing the Obfervance of the Ceremonies of the Mo- faick Law . Yet the Apoftle rejoices , that even their Method as well as his contributed to make known the Redemption of Mankind by Jefus Chrift , tho ...
... equal Neceffity of still continuing the Obfervance of the Ceremonies of the Mo- faick Law . Yet the Apoftle rejoices , that even their Method as well as his contributed to make known the Redemption of Mankind by Jefus Chrift , tho ...
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... equal than their Means and Opportunities for it . The Prepof- feffions of Instruction therefore , as They are called , are fo far from being Obstructions to a Rational Belief , that They are the best Pre- paratives for it and ...
... equal than their Means and Opportunities for it . The Prepof- feffions of Instruction therefore , as They are called , are fo far from being Obstructions to a Rational Belief , that They are the best Pre- paratives for it and ...
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... , who are unacquainted with them , who yet make equal Proficiency in their respective Employments ? And if there be scarce an In- stance of Any but what may be made capable of 100 pro- of and useful in fome Profeffion or Other [ 44 ]
... , who are unacquainted with them , who yet make equal Proficiency in their respective Employments ? And if there be scarce an In- stance of Any but what may be made capable of 100 pro- of and useful in fome Profeffion or Other [ 44 ]
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Affent Affiftance againſt amongſt anſwer Apoſtle Argument Authority B. D. Fellow becauſe beft beſt Bleffing Cafe Capacity Caſes Cauſe Chrift Chriftian Confequence Confideration Conviction Creatures deferve Degree Demonftration dence Difcernment Diſtinctions diſtinguiſh Divine Doctrine Education Enquiry Errors eſtabliſh Eton College Evidence Examination Exerciſe faid fame felf fhew fince Firſt Fitneſs fome fometimes Foundation ftands ftrong fuch fufficient fuitable furely give a Reaſon Goodneſs greateſt Happineſs illuftrate Inftance Inftitution Inftruction Inſpiration irreſiſtible itſelf judge juft Juftice juſtly leaſt lefs leſs ligion likewiſe Maker Mankind Meaneft Method moft Moral moſt muft muſt Nature neceffarily neceffary Neceffity Notions obferve Objection otherwiſe Oxon Paffions Perfons Philofophers plain Poffibility Prejudices preſent Principle profeſs propoſed publiſhed Queſtion raiſed Rational Belief Rational Faith Religion Revelation Senfe Senſe Sermon preach'd ſhould Suppofition taught Teftimony thefe Themſelves theſe Things thods Thofe thoſe tion tional Faith Truth turally unaffifted Underſtanding Univerſal Uſe Virtue Wiſdom
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Page 25 - Works done before the grace of Christ, and the Inspiration of his Spirit, are not pleasant to God, forasmuch as they spring not of faith in Jesus Christ, neither do they make men meet to receive grace, or (as the...
Page 75 - REFLECTIONS on the natural foundation of the high antiquity of government, arts and sciences, in Egypt.
Page 24 - School-Authors fay) deferve grace of congruity : yea, rather for that they are not done as God hath willed and commanded them to be done, we doubt not but they have the nature of fin.
Page 24 - WORKS done before the grace of Chrift, and the infpiration of his Spirit, are not pleafant to God ; forafmuch as they fpring not of faith in Jefus Chrift, neither do they make men meet to receive grace...
Page 75 - Anglia Judaica : or the Hiftory and Antiquities of the Jews in England.
Page 13 - Spirit in righteousness and true holiness — that by his holy inspiration we may think those things that be good, and by his merciful guiding may perform the same...
Page 75 - The Cafe of the Minifterial Maintenance ftated. A Sermon preach'd at the Triennial Vifitation of the Right Reverend Father in God Thomas Lord Bifliop of Sarum, by John Spry BD The DoSrine of a Future State, neceflfary to the Welfare and Support of Civil Government.
Page 4 - That reason, or the intellectual faculty, could not possibly, both from its own nature, and that of religion, be the principle intended by God to lead us into a true faith.
Page 28 - Christ is preached ; and I therein do rejoice, yea and will rejoice.
Page 74 - Thus fulfilling the true Defign of our own Faith, We may recover Others to the Acknowledgment of it...