A free and candid examination of the principles advanced in ... the lord bishop of London's ... Sermons, lately published; and in his ... Discourses on prophecy. By the author of The critical enquiry into the opinions and practice of the ancient philosophers |
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However , he maintains likewise , that “ the mystery of the Gospel does not mean
the knowledge " of a future life then first communicated to mankind , but the
calling of the Gentiles in particular , to be par“ takers of God's promises in Christ n
.
However , he maintains likewise , that “ the mystery of the Gospel does not mean
the knowledge " of a future life then first communicated to mankind , but the
calling of the Gentiles in particular , to be par“ takers of God's promises in Christ n
.
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0 1 If the Dr. will still maintain , his opinion , he must maintain too , that death is
not abolished , and that men still are all their life time fubje £ t to bondage through
fear of him . He must hold , too , that we still fit in darkness , and in the region and
...
0 1 If the Dr. will still maintain , his opinion , he must maintain too , that death is
not abolished , and that men still are all their life time fubje £ t to bondage through
fear of him . He must hold , too , that we still fit in darkness , and in the region and
...
Page 66
It would be inconsistent in his Lørdship to give these a words fpiritual sense ,
while he maintains in this fame sermon , that the doctrine of a future state , as
revealed in the Old Testament , was left involved in doubts and uncertainties : for
...
It would be inconsistent in his Lørdship to give these a words fpiritual sense ,
while he maintains in this fame sermon , that the doctrine of a future state , as
revealed in the Old Testament , was left involved in doubts and uncertainties : for
...
Page 112
If the doctrine was necessary to maintain the Religion of the ancient Jews , the
conduct of Moses must have been perfectly ... In opposition to the second , he
maintains , that types were necessary as a carnal cover of the spiritual doctrines ...
If the doctrine was necessary to maintain the Religion of the ancient Jews , the
conduct of Moses must have been perfectly ... In opposition to the second , he
maintains , that types were necessary as a carnal cover of the spiritual doctrines ...
Page 356
... to the accounts , which his Lordship has given of the ancient Prophecies ? For
he maintains that some of them were contrived to cover and hide , and that others
were appointed to supply the absence and omission , of this doctrine c . 3.
... to the accounts , which his Lordship has given of the ancient Prophecies ? For
he maintains that some of them were contrived to cover and hide , and that others
were appointed to supply the absence and omission , of this doctrine c . 3.
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Page 364 - Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ ; and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ...
Page 45 - Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all ; but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
Page 35 - In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord.
Page 176 - Righteous art Thou, O Lord, when I plead with Thee : yet let me talk with Thee of Thy judgments : wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
Page 358 - I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, And will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, And give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles...
Page 45 - Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world : But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Page 45 - ... but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And, because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son ; and if a Son, then an heir of God, through Christ.
Page 59 - For the grave cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.
Page 293 - That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day : That he may establish thee to-day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God ; as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
Page 35 - ... even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer : their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar ; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
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| Title | A free and candid examination of the principles advanced in ... the lord bishop of London's ... Sermons, lately published; and in his ... Discourses on prophecy. By the author of The critical enquiry into the opinions and practice of the ancient philosophers |
| Author | John Towne |
| Published | 1756 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 26 Apr 2007 |
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