Remarks on revelation & infidelity, speeches delivered in a literary society in Edinburgh: with anecdotes [really, all written] by A.M.1797 |
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... wish , to bring the follow- ing little work forward immediately , in or- der to serve as an antidote to the poison of those publications . He accordingly had prepared , and nearly transcribed it for the Press , by the middle of January ...
... wish , to bring the follow- ing little work forward immediately , in or- der to serve as an antidote to the poison of those publications . He accordingly had prepared , and nearly transcribed it for the Press , by the middle of January ...
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... wish to for- feit . On the whole , the Editor trusts , that , as his intentions , in making this use of the ma- terials afforded him , are good , the errors which may be thought to attach to his part of the execution , will be the more ...
... wish to for- feit . On the whole , the Editor trusts , that , as his intentions , in making this use of the ma- terials afforded him , are good , the errors which may be thought to attach to his part of the execution , will be the more ...
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... wish for infor- mation . They know that religion , if it be true , will affect their conduct very intimate- ly , and in a way for which they are not pre- pared . They find the attractions of the world to be strong , the pleasures of ...
... wish for infor- mation . They know that religion , if it be true , will affect their conduct very intimate- ly , and in a way for which they are not pre- pared . They find the attractions of the world to be strong , the pleasures of ...
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... wish , then to suppose , and at length firmly to believe it to be false . They are next prompted , by a process natural to the human mind , in order to justify its own mis- conduct , to seek for arguments to defend a position already ...
... wish , then to suppose , and at length firmly to believe it to be false . They are next prompted , by a process natural to the human mind , in order to justify its own mis- conduct , to seek for arguments to defend a position already ...
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... wish to think their conduct right , they persuade themselves that it is so , in contradiction to reason and to evidence . The very same thing occurs also in mathe- matical subjects , when men are , from a spi- rit of opposition , or ...
... wish to think their conduct right , they persuade themselves that it is so , in contradiction to reason and to evidence . The very same thing occurs also in mathe- matical subjects , when men are , from a spi- rit of opposition , or ...
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Page 86 - For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom ; but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness ; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Page 86 - For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God hath 'chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty...
Page 124 - And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Page 240 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for joy?
Page 281 - And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
Page 84 - Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. 36 For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
Page 69 - This Moses, whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge ? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
Page 84 - And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought : 39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 249 - Samuel said, hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken, than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Page 290 - For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, And as a root out of a dry ground. He hath no form nor comeliness; And when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.