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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... spect , except that it can not equal his own infinity . There must be a limit , or all beings thus made would be gods , and instead of one God , the universe would be full of gods . But that God has this power of looking at once into ...
... spect , except that it can not equal his own infinity . There must be a limit , or all beings thus made would be gods , and instead of one God , the universe would be full of gods . But that God has this power of looking at once into ...
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... spect they stand by themselves . The religion of the Jews had its origin with their own nation , and grew up with themselves , and identified itself with all their leg- islative , municipal , and military regulations — a growth among ...
... spect they stand by themselves . The religion of the Jews had its origin with their own nation , and grew up with themselves , and identified itself with all their leg- islative , municipal , and military regulations — a growth among ...
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... spect to those phenomena which are narrated as pro- duced by personal agency . In proportion as the science of to - day surpasses that of former generations , so is the improbability that any man tould have done in past times , by ...
... spect to those phenomena which are narrated as pro- duced by personal agency . In proportion as the science of to - day surpasses that of former generations , so is the improbability that any man tould have done in past times , by ...
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... spect which the Church has not now , or which could not be employed with success in the present condition of the world . All history has united in the record of a very rapid diffusion of the Gospel in the times of the apostles ; it has ...
... spect which the Church has not now , or which could not be employed with success in the present condition of the world . All history has united in the record of a very rapid diffusion of the Gospel in the times of the apostles ; it has ...
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... spect to theology . It is not to be assumed , then , by the Christian or the infidel , that we have in fact , in our creeds and in our interpretation of the Bible , precisely the system which was revealed . That we have the true record ...
... spect to theology . It is not to be assumed , then , by the Christian or the infidel , that we have in fact , in our creeds and in our interpretation of the Bible , precisely the system which was revealed . That we have the true record ...
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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.