The Insufficiency of Human Reason in Matters of Religion, and the Consequent Necessity of a Revelation: A Sermon Preach'd Before the University at St. Mary's in Oxford, on Act Sunday 1731Printed at the Theatre for Sam. Wilmot, 1731 - 22 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 14
... prov'd every part of the proposition at first laid down . We are now to confider - Whether Reason alone was sufficient to reform the Morality of the World , as the State of it then was , when Chriftianity ap- pear'd ? Whatever could be ...
... prov'd every part of the proposition at first laid down . We are now to confider - Whether Reason alone was sufficient to reform the Morality of the World , as the State of it then was , when Chriftianity ap- pear'd ? Whatever could be ...
الصفحة 16
... de- duced and taught such a perfect Scheme of Mo- rality , as would have corrected all that had been amiss , and prov'd a sufficient foundation for the Virtue 1 . 1 Virtue and Happiness of the World . Now this Hypothesis [ 16 ]
... de- duced and taught such a perfect Scheme of Mo- rality , as would have corrected all that had been amiss , and prov'd a sufficient foundation for the Virtue 1 . 1 Virtue and Happiness of the World . Now this Hypothesis [ 16 ]
الصفحة 17
... prov'd , That the Heathen World was grossly ignorant of the Nature of God , it will therefore follow , That they must have been proportionately igno- rant of the reason and Constitution of Things ; and consequently , Men of the most ...
... prov'd , That the Heathen World was grossly ignorant of the Nature of God , it will therefore follow , That they must have been proportionately igno- rant of the reason and Constitution of Things ; and consequently , Men of the most ...
الصفحة 21
... prov'd againft the Sufficiency of Human Reason to be a Guide in Matters of Religion , for any Man to reply and argue for its Sufficiency , because it was not ut- terly impossible for Reason alone to have discover'd things necessary to ...
... prov'd againft the Sufficiency of Human Reason to be a Guide in Matters of Religion , for any Man to reply and argue for its Sufficiency , because it was not ut- terly impossible for Reason alone to have discover'd things necessary to ...
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Adverſaries amiſs anſwer becauſe beſt branch of Religion buſineſs cafe cauſe ceffity Chriftianity ap Chriſtianity appear'd City of Rome conſequently conſiſtent Scheme Conſtitution Deities difficulty diſcover'd Diſcoveries Divine eaſy eſcaped eſpecially eſtabliſh'd eſteem'd fairly ſtated falſe firſt fore fufficient to reform Guide in matters Happineſs Heathen World help and aſſiſtance Hiſtory human Laws human Reaſon impoſſible Inſtance Inſufficiency juſt laſt Matter of Fact matters of Religion moſt muſt natural power neceffary Neceffity of Revelation neceſſary neceſſity Number obſerve paſs pear'd Perſons Philoſophers pineſs plain Pliny Poffibility poſitive poſſible Power of Reaſon preſent preſs proof Propoſition prov'd publick Laws Queſtion reach and power reform the Morality reform the World Revelation was necessary ſame ſay ſcarce ſearch ſeen ſenſible ſerve ſeveral ſhall ſhew ſhould Socrates and Tully ſome ſtance ſtill ſtion ſtrong ſuch Sufficiency ſuitably ſupport ſuppos'd ſuppoſe Syſtem theſe thoſe tion true Truth tural unto uſe wiſely Worſhip
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الصفحة 8 - And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.
الصفحة 21 - God : strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness, giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light...
الصفحة 8 - Being filled with all unrighteoufnefs, fornication, wickednefs, covetoufnefs, tnalicioufnefs, full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, " malignity ; whifperers, backbiters, haters of God, defpiteful, proud, " boafters, inventors of evil things, difobedient to parents, without " underftanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affecYion, im
الصفحة 13 - Oracles -, and the Oracles were efteem'd by the People, as the Voice of God...