Lectures on the Evidences of Christianity in the Nineteenth Century: Delivered in the Mercer Street Church, New York, January 21 to February 21, 1867, on the "Ely Foundation" of the Union Theological SeminaryDelivered In The Mercer Street Church, New York, January 21 To February 21, 1867 On The Ely Foundation Of The Union Theological Seminary. |
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... REFERENCE TO THE OBJECTIONS MADE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 226 VIII . THE EVIDENCE OF THE DIVINE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIAN- ITY FROM THE PERSONAL CHARACTER AND THE IN- CARNATION OF CHRIST ... IX . THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AS ADAPTED TO THE ...
... REFERENCE TO THE OBJECTIONS MADE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 226 VIII . THE EVIDENCE OF THE DIVINE ORIGIN OF CHRISTIAN- ITY FROM THE PERSONAL CHARACTER AND THE IN- CARNATION OF CHRIST ... IX . THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AS ADAPTED TO THE ...
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... reference to the wants of the world , and the state of the public mind outside the Church , as demanded by the progress of science , by new difficulties that spring up , by questions that have not before occurred that may need solution ...
... reference to the wants of the world , and the state of the public mind outside the Church , as demanded by the progress of science , by new difficulties that spring up , by questions that have not before occurred that may need solution ...
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... reference to the objections made to it at present ; the personal character and the incarnation of Christ ; the religion itself as adapted to the wants of man , as illustrated in these eighteen hundred years ; and the relation of ...
... reference to the objections made to it at present ; the personal character and the incarnation of Christ ; the religion itself as adapted to the wants of man , as illustrated in these eighteen hundred years ; and the relation of ...
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... reference to what seems to be presump- tion in undertaking such a task , and which may be ap- plicable to the very purpose of endowing such a lec- tureship , as well as to my own undertaking . ( a ) It is known to all that different ...
... reference to what seems to be presump- tion in undertaking such a task , and which may be ap- plicable to the very purpose of endowing such a lec- tureship , as well as to my own undertaking . ( a ) It is known to all that different ...
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... reference to the general subject to be consider- ed . If man is capable himself of originating a system of religion that will be all that is needed to guide him in the duties of life , to sustain him in its trials , and to prepare him ...
... reference to the general subject to be consider- ed . If man is capable himself of originating a system of religion that will be all that is needed to guide him in the duties of life , to sustain him in its trials , and to prepare him ...
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Page 200 - Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead In the rock for ever!
Page 218 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Page 231 - Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
Page 140 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Page 388 - And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Page 325 - Therefore, seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not ; but have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but, by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Page 177 - A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined.
Page 218 - It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation ; neither shall the Arabian pitch his tent there ; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there ; but wild beasts of the desert shall lie there, and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures, and owls, shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
Page 282 - And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary His mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; (yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Page 449 - But what is more extraordinary, many of the miracles were immediately proved upon the spot, before judges of unquestioned integrity, attested by witnesses of credit and distinction, in a learned age, and on the most eminent theatre that is now in the world.