A Defence of Reveal'd Religion Against the Exceptions of a Late Writer, in His Book, Intituled, Christianity as Old as the Creation, &cS. Wilmot, 1732 - 467 páginas |
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... , he directs his chief Aim at the Foun- dation of the Whole . His grand Defign , is , To prove , that there neither hath been , nor poffibly can be any Revelation Revelation at all : And the main Principle on which 4 A DEFENCE of.
... , he directs his chief Aim at the Foun- dation of the Whole . His grand Defign , is , To prove , that there neither hath been , nor poffibly can be any Revelation Revelation at all : And the main Principle on which 4 A DEFENCE of.
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John Conybeare. Revelation at all : And the main Principle on which he builds , is This ; That the Light of common Reafon is abundantly fufficient without it . Revelation , he maintains , can teach us nothing , which every Man's Rea- fon ...
John Conybeare. Revelation at all : And the main Principle on which he builds , is This ; That the Light of common Reafon is abundantly fufficient without it . Revelation , he maintains , can teach us nothing , which every Man's Rea- fon ...
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... Revelation about them . All these Par- ticulars , befides feveral others of a like Na- ture , ought to be evinc'd beyond Exception : And whether The Gentleman I am now con- cern'd with hath fucceeded in this , is the Point in Question ...
... Revelation about them . All these Par- ticulars , befides feveral others of a like Na- ture , ought to be evinc'd beyond Exception : And whether The Gentleman I am now con- cern'd with hath fucceeded in this , is the Point in Question ...
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... Revelation can be . 7. Whether a Revelation be not expedient in order to a more eafy , more perfect , and more general Knowledge of this Rule of Life . 8. Whether a Revelation be not expe- dient in order to enforce the general Practice ...
... Revelation can be . 7. Whether a Revelation be not expedient in order to a more eafy , more perfect , and more general Knowledge of this Rule of Life . 8. Whether a Revelation be not expe- dient in order to enforce the general Practice ...
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... Revelation . In Oppofition to what he maintains I fhall therefore obferve , 1. That this Notion is entirely wrong , as us'd and apply'd by this Writer . And , 2. Were it the true one , yet it will not come up to his Purpose ; nor really ...
... Revelation . In Oppofition to what he maintains I fhall therefore obferve , 1. That this Notion is entirely wrong , as us'd and apply'd by this Writer . And , 2. Were it the true one , yet it will not come up to his Purpose ; nor really ...
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Página 381 - Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners...
Página 231 - ... of certain, real, and general truths : and I doubt not, but, if a right method were taken, a great part of morality might be made out with that clearness, that could leave, to a considering man, no more reason to doubt, than he could have to doubt of the truth of propositions in mathematics, which have been demonstrated to him.
Página 314 - The being and existence of the thing itself is what I call the original truth. A credible man vouching his knowledge of it, is a good proof: but if another equally credible do witness it from his report, the testimony is weaker ; and a third that attests the hear-say of an hear-say, is yet less considerable.
Página 247 - Purpose; nor an All-good Being any Thing but for their Good; it unavoidably follows, nothing can be a Part of the Divine Law, but what tends to promote the common Interest, and mutual Happiness of his rational Creatures; and every Thing that does so must be a Part of it.
Página 315 - I think it may not be amiss to take notice of a rule observed in the law of England, which is, that though the attested copy of a record be good proof, yet the copy of a copy ever so well attested, and by ever so credible witnesses, will not be admitted as a proof in judicature.
Página 362 - ... it's an odd jumble to prove the truth of a book by the truth of the doctrines it contains, and at the same time conclude those doctrines to be true because contained in that book...
Página 356 - Religion, we fhou'd be oblig'd to receive it ; and indeed, it's an odd Jumble, to prove the Truth of a Book by the Truth of the Doctrines it contains, and at the...
Página 410 - And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations ; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the time of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Página 244 - Protection, and will equally punim him for injuring others, as he would others for injuring him ; and confequently, that it is his Duty to deal with them, as he expects they mould deal with him in the like Circumftances.
Página 294 - Pofterity ; much lefs that this, or that, has been convey'd entire to diftant Times and Places ; efpecially, if a Revelation be of any Bulk ; and which may have gone thorow the Hands of Men, who not only in the dark Ages of the Church, but even in the Beginning, if we judge by the Number of corrupted Paflages, and even forg'd Books, were capable of any pious Fraud.