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... experienced seaman . Lord Clifford , who was in the same ship , often spoke of his in- trepidity on this occasion , in terms of the highest commendation . As he was not to be deterred , either by the hardness of the service , or the ...
... experienced seaman . Lord Clifford , who was in the same ship , often spoke of his in- trepidity on this occasion , in terms of the highest commendation . As he was not to be deterred , either by the hardness of the service , or the ...
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... experience , that a dislike to the precepts and duties of Christianity , lays the foundation of all the doubts and objections that have been urged against the evidences of its truth , or the myste- rious nature of its doctrines . Men in ...
... experience , that a dislike to the precepts and duties of Christianity , lays the foundation of all the doubts and objections that have been urged against the evidences of its truth , or the myste- rious nature of its doctrines . Men in ...
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... experience itself . Many have never seen London , or Paris , or Constantinople , yet this is no proof that such cities do not exist . divine matters there may be said to be two sorts of belief . The one arises from comparing the facts ...
... experience itself . Many have never seen London , or Paris , or Constantinople , yet this is no proof that such cities do not exist . divine matters there may be said to be two sorts of belief . The one arises from comparing the facts ...
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... experience . With regard to the possibility of revelation , it could not be denied that God might communicate his will to his creatures , and that by one method in preference to another . For as he has given us eyes to see material ...
... experience . With regard to the possibility of revelation , it could not be denied that God might communicate his will to his creatures , and that by one method in preference to another . For as he has given us eyes to see material ...
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... of our nature , which might have enabled us to comprehend many things that appear mysteries or contradictions , are now greatly enfeebled and ob- scured . Common experience tells us , that the higher 48 CONVERTS FROM INFIDELITY .
... of our nature , which might have enabled us to comprehend many things that appear mysteries or contradictions , are now greatly enfeebled and ob- scured . Common experience tells us , that the higher 48 CONVERTS FROM INFIDELITY .
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Página 41 - Rochester ;" which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety.
Página 28 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Página 32 - To this he answered, a man could not write with life, unless he were heated by revenge : for to make a satire without resentments, upon the cold notions of philosophy, was as if a man would in cold blood, cut men's throats who had never offended him : and he said, the lies in these libels came often in as ornaments that could not be spared without spoiling the beauty of the poem.
Página 89 - Sermons in the year, for Proving the Christian Religion against notorious Infidels, viz., Atheists, Theists, Pagans, Jews, and Mahometans, not descending lower to any controversies that are among Christians themselves...
Página 205 - I did not, at the time, think the best. I have seen that I was sometimes in the wrong, but I did not err designedly. I have endeavoured, in private life, to do all the good in my power, and never for a moment could indulge malicious or unjust designs upon any person whatsoever.
Página 204 - ... thought proper for him. On Saturday he had been remarkably better, and we were not without some hopes of his recovery. " On Sunday, about eleven in the forenoon, his lordship sent for me, and said he felt a great hurry, and wished to have a little conversation with me in order to divert it.
Página 205 - I saw difficulties which staggered me ; but I kept my mind open to conviction. The evidences and doctrines of Christianity, studied with attention, made me a most firm and persuaded believer of the Christian religion.' I have made it the rule of my life, and it is the ground of my future hopes. I have erred and sinned ; but have repented, and never indulged any vicious habit. In politics and public life I have made public good the rule of my conduct.
Página 70 - Of the high veneration man's intellect owes to God, peculiarly for his wisdom and power,
Página 175 - THOSE who were skilful in anatomy, among the ancients, concluded, from the outward and inward make of a human body, that it was the work of a Being transcendently wise and powerful. As the world grew more enlightened in this art, their discoveries gave them fresh opportunities of admiring the conduct of Providence in the formation of a human body.
Página 305 - That John Bunyan, of the town of Bedford, labourer, being a person of such and such conditions, he hath, since such a time, devilishly and perniciously abstained from coming to church to hear Divine service, and is a common upholder of several unlawful meetings and conventicles, to the great disturbance and distraction of the good subjects of this kingdom, contrary to the laws of our sovereign lord the king, etc.