A Discourse Concerning the Divine ProvidenceJ.R., 1715 - 452 páginas |
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... deny a Providence , or fo weaken the Senfe of it in others , that they are very little the better for believing it . That a Divine Providence does govern the World , I have proved largely enough B for Cap . I. § . 3 . for my prefent.
... deny a Providence , or fo weaken the Senfe of it in others , that they are very little the better for believing it . That a Divine Providence does govern the World , I have proved largely enough B for Cap . I. § . 3 . for my prefent.
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... better , was not made by a wife Mind , but by Chance , by a fortuitous Concourfe of Atoms , which without any Design , after infinite fruitless Trials , happened into this exact , useful , beau- tiful Order , that now they are in , know ...
... better , was not made by a wife Mind , but by Chance , by a fortuitous Concourfe of Atoms , which without any Design , after infinite fruitless Trials , happened into this exact , useful , beau- tiful Order , that now they are in , know ...
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... better Company , and to ac- custom him to a more fevere Life ; and this was done by as ftrange an Accident . He flew an Egyptian in defence of an oppreffed Jew , and was betrayed by his own Brethren , and forced to fly from Pharaoh to ...
... better Company , and to ac- custom him to a more fevere Life ; and this was done by as ftrange an Accident . He flew an Egyptian in defence of an oppreffed Jew , and was betrayed by his own Brethren , and forced to fly from Pharaoh to ...
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... better or the worse for it , have deferved well or ill of God . Tho ' God has made Man a Free Agent , yet we muft not think that he has made fuch a Creature as he himself can't govern : No Man doubts , but that God can when he pleases ...
... better or the worse for it , have deferved well or ill of God . Tho ' God has made Man a Free Agent , yet we muft not think that he has made fuch a Creature as he himself can't govern : No Man doubts , but that God can when he pleases ...
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... better , than to permit Bad Men to do no more Hurt , than what he can turn to Good . God does not govern the World by an im- mediate and miraculous Power , but governs Men by Men , and makes them help and defend , reward and punish one ...
... better , than to permit Bad Men to do no more Hurt , than what he can turn to Good . God does not govern the World by an im- mediate and miraculous Power , but governs Men by Men , and makes them help and defend , reward and punish one ...
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2dly Abfolute Power Acts alfo Anſwer becauſe Bleffings Cafes Caufe Cauſes Chrift chufe confefs confider confifts Counfels Creatures deferve Defign defire deftroy dence Difcipline Divine Providence Egypt Eternal Events Evil exerciſe fafe faid fame fecure feems felf felves fenfible ferve feveral fhall fhew fhould fignify fince firft fome fubmit fuffer fufficient give God's Government govern the World greateſt Happineſs happy harden himſelf Holiness Idolatry Ifrael impoffible Inftance Juft Juftice of Providence laft lefs live Lord Mankind ment miferable Mofes moft moſt muft muſt Nation Nature neceffary Neceffity nefs never obferve Objection againſt Paffions Pharaoh pleaſes Pleaſures prefent preferve profperous promiſed prove puniſh purpoſe Reaſon refolved reft Rewards Righteous Scripture Senfe ſhall Sinners Sins Sovereign Submiffion thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou truft ture underſtand unfearchable unjuft unto uſe Vengeance Vertue vidence Virtue viſible wicked Wickedness wife Wiſdom of Providence Worſhip
Pasajes populares
Página 250 - All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Página 7 - Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
Página 62 - I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Página 426 - For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive ; And plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Página 395 - Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress ; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
Página 6 - Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his mercy ; To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
Página 136 - 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?
Página 336 - But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
Página 426 - The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Página 58 - The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.