Christianity Always Progressive: Being the Christian Advocate's Publication for the Year MDCCCXXIX.C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1829 - 212 páginas |
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... divine mercy and goodness . But neither is this all : the unbeliever alleges against the religion by whose name we are called , that it professes not only to be excellent , but to be divine , and , like its Author , to have " come forth ...
... divine mercy and goodness . But neither is this all : the unbeliever alleges against the religion by whose name we are called , that it professes not only to be excellent , but to be divine , and , like its Author , to have " come forth ...
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... divine revelation ? For the greater share , of the perplexity of the be- liever , and of the fancied triumph of the infidel , would seem to arise from a mistaken , or rather an indefi- nite , notion of the influence of the divinity of ...
... divine revelation ? For the greater share , of the perplexity of the be- liever , and of the fancied triumph of the infidel , would seem to arise from a mistaken , or rather an indefi- nite , notion of the influence of the divinity of ...
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... divine inspi- ration ? Shall passion die away , shall prejudice be put to shame , shall slander be silent , when the cause of the great Enemy of passion , and prejudice , and slander , is at stake ? Shall those holy laws which would ...
... divine inspi- ration ? Shall passion die away , shall prejudice be put to shame , shall slander be silent , when the cause of the great Enemy of passion , and prejudice , and slander , is at stake ? Shall those holy laws which would ...
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... divine government , whether it be viewed with reference to the character and fate of nations , or the fortunes and duties of ndividuals , is so regulated , that all the movements of the vast machine , complex and intricate as they may ...
... divine government , whether it be viewed with reference to the character and fate of nations , or the fortunes and duties of ndividuals , is so regulated , that all the movements of the vast machine , complex and intricate as they may ...
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... divine revelation . Yet , if this be our belief , will it not at once lead us to expect many checks , many apparent failures , many heavy judg- ments , many grievous afflictions ? The corruptions which human wisdom will introduce into ...
... divine revelation . Yet , if this be our belief , will it not at once lead us to expect many checks , many apparent failures , many heavy judg- ments , many grievous afflictions ? The corruptions which human wisdom will introduce into ...
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Página 123 - 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; and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in his presence.
Página 79 - For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth ; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Página 16 - It is true no age can restore a life, whereof perhaps there is no great loss; and revolutions of ages do not oft recover the loss of a rejected truth, for the want of which whole nations fare the worse.
Página 41 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Página 21 - God is not a man that he should lie; nor the son of man, that he should repent...
Página 144 - If the empire had been afflicted by any recent calamity, by a plague, a famine, or an unsuccessful war; if the Tyber had, or if the Nile had not, risen beyond its banks; if the earth had shaken, or if the temperate order of the seasons had been interrupted, the superstitious pagans were convinced, that the crimes and the impiety of the Christians, who were spared by the excessive lenity of the government, had at length provoked the Divine justice.
Página 189 - We can hardly regret, in reflecting on the desolating violence which prevailed, that there should have been some green spots in the wilderness, where the feeble and the persecuted could find refuge.
Página 118 - ... men's moral probation may also be, whether they will take due care to inform themselves by impartial consideration, and afterwards whether they will act as the case requires, upon the evidence which they have, however doubtful. And this, we find by experience, is frequently our probation,* in our temporal capacity.
Página 162 - Christianity was successfully preached to the Bactrians, the Huns, the Persians, the Indians, the Persarmenians, the Medes, and the Elamites. The Barbaric Churches, from the Gulf of Persia to the Caspian Sea, were almost infinite ; and their recent faith was conspicuous in the number and sanctity of their monks and martyrs.
Página 183 - The most favourable calculation, however, that can be deduced from the examples of Antioch and of Rome will not permit us to imagine that more than a twentieth part of the subjects of the empire had enlisted themselves under the banner of the Cross before the important conversion of Constantine.