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afferted the same exposition of this text in his Discourses on prophecy ; where he
tells us , “ that God , after the food , said ' nothing to the remnant of mankind of the
punishments and “ rewards of another life , because they were reserved to be ...
afferted the same exposition of this text in his Discourses on prophecy ; where he
tells us , “ that God , after the food , said ' nothing to the remnant of mankind of the
punishments and “ rewards of another life , because they were reserved to be ...
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The blessings belonging to the special covenant , given to Abraham and his seed
, were reserved to be revealed in God's appointed time . The prophets under the “
Law could not be commissioned to declare " these blessings nakedly and ...
The blessings belonging to the special covenant , given to Abraham and his seed
, were reserved to be revealed in God's appointed time . The prophets under the “
Law could not be commissioned to declare " these blessings nakedly and ...
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... The hopes of futurity were reserved to be revealed , by him , whose province it
was to bring life and immortality to light through the Gospel ? . ” But how was this
reserved , as a province proper and peculiar to Jesus , if , as his Lordship ...
... The hopes of futurity were reserved to be revealed , by him , whose province it
was to bring life and immortality to light through the Gospel ? . ” But how was this
reserved , as a province proper and peculiar to Jesus , if , as his Lordship ...
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But he now informs us , that the Character and Office of Redeemer could be but ill
supported , unless the dignity and authority , relative to it , had been revealed
with it ; and he informs us also , that these were reserved to be revealed in the ...
But he now informs us , that the Character and Office of Redeemer could be but ill
supported , unless the dignity and authority , relative to it , had been revealed
with it ; and he informs us also , that these were reserved to be revealed in the ...
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and Body was reserved to be revealed by Jesus Christ . Surely the publication of
a circumstance , Figurativé Expressions , if the supreme Being was not ? The
learned Writer maintains , that not only a future ftate , but the doctrine of the ...
and Body was reserved to be revealed by Jesus Christ . Surely the publication of
a circumstance , Figurativé Expressions , if the supreme Being was not ? The
learned Writer maintains , that not only a future ftate , but the doctrine of the ...
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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...
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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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