Lectures on the Evidences of Christianity in the Nineteenth Century: Delivered in the Mercer Street Church, New York, January 21 to February 21, 1867, on the "Ely Foundation" of the Union Theological SeminaryDelivered In The Mercer Street Church, New York, January 21 To February 21, 1867 On The Ely Foundation Of The Union Theological Seminary. |
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... Plato , more of it in Kant ; much in all Transcendent- alists and Rationalists ; more by most men in judging in regard to the evidences of a revealed religion than they are aware of ; much is properly exercised in exam- ining the claims ...
... Plato , more of it in Kant ; much in all Transcendent- alists and Rationalists ; more by most men in judging in regard to the evidences of a revealed religion than they are aware of ; much is properly exercised in exam- ining the claims ...
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... Plato downward to Kant and Comte , men have speculated on this point , and in re- gard to what is claimed under this system - the " true , " the " absolute , " the " infinite " -as to what God is , what man is , or what is the moral ...
... Plato downward to Kant and Comte , men have speculated on this point , and in re- gard to what is claimed under this system - the " true , " the " absolute , " the " infinite " -as to what God is , what man is , or what is the moral ...
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... Plato , in the Gorgias , argues in favor of the immortal- ity of the soul . The fact that he at times seems to hold this is not to be set aside . But no one of us believes the doctrine because he thus testified to it , and no one ...
... Plato , in the Gorgias , argues in favor of the immortal- ity of the soul . The fact that he at times seems to hold this is not to be set aside . But no one of us believes the doctrine because he thus testified to it , and no one ...
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... Plato taught , and what Jesus taught ; and no germ of the latter is to be found in the former . It is impossible to take the teachings of the Greeks , and to show how the peculiarities of the Chris- tian system could have grown out of ...
... Plato taught , and what Jesus taught ; and no germ of the latter is to be found in the former . It is impossible to take the teachings of the Greeks , and to show how the peculiarities of the Chris- tian system could have grown out of ...
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... Plato , of Socrates , of Newton , of Bacon , of Pascal , of Edwards , of Alfred , Charle- magne , Fulton , Cuvier , Columbus , Washington . The bringing of such minds upon the earth can be regarded as in no proper sense the result of ...
... Plato , of Socrates , of Newton , of Bacon , of Pascal , of Edwards , of Alfred , Charle- magne , Fulton , Cuvier , Columbus , Washington . The bringing of such minds upon the earth can be regarded as in no proper sense the result of ...
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Page 200 - Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead In the rock for ever!
Page 218 - And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Page 231 - Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
Page 140 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Page 388 - And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
Page 325 - Therefore, seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not ; but have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but, by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Page 177 - A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined.
Page 218 - It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation ; neither shall the Arabian pitch his tent there ; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there ; but wild beasts of the desert shall lie there, and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures, and owls, shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
Page 282 - And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary His mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; (yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Page 449 - But what is more extraordinary, many of the miracles were immediately proved upon the spot, before judges of unquestioned integrity, attested by witnesses of credit and distinction, in a learned age, and on the most eminent theatre that is now in the world.