An Apology for Christianity: In a Series of Letters, Addressed to Edward Gibbon, ... By R. Watson, ...J. Archdeacon, 1776 - 295 עמודים |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 27
עמוד 7
... of the Gentile ; it would not tolerate in Chriftian worship , thofe who fupplicated the image of Cæ- far , who bowed down at the altars of Paganism , who mixed with the votaries of Venus A 4 of [ 7 ] come, could bend it into a fepara→ ...
... of the Gentile ; it would not tolerate in Chriftian worship , thofe who fupplicated the image of Cæ- far , who bowed down at the altars of Paganism , who mixed with the votaries of Venus A 4 of [ 7 ] come, could bend it into a fepara→ ...
עמוד 8
... Paganism , who mixed with the votaries of Venus , or wallowed in the filth of Bacchanalian feftivals . But though we are thus far agreed , with respect to the inflexibility and intolerance of Chriftian zeal ; yet as to the principle ...
... Paganism , who mixed with the votaries of Venus , or wallowed in the filth of Bacchanalian feftivals . But though we are thus far agreed , with respect to the inflexibility and intolerance of Chriftian zeal ; yet as to the principle ...
עמוד 15
... Paganism ; what was it , that encouraged them to attempt the converfion of their own countrymen ? Amongst the Jews they met with no fuperftitious , obfervances of idolatrous rites ; and therefore amongst them , could have no opportunity ...
... Paganism ; what was it , that encouraged them to attempt the converfion of their own countrymen ? Amongst the Jews they met with no fuperftitious , obfervances of idolatrous rites ; and therefore amongst them , could have no opportunity ...
עמוד 18
... Paganism , is a circum- ftance I can by no means compre- hend . The Jefuit missionaries , whofe human prudence no one ... Pagan converts a frequent ufe of idolatrous ceremonies . Upon the whole it appears to me , that the Chriftians were ...
... Paganism , is a circum- ftance I can by no means compre- hend . The Jefuit missionaries , whofe human prudence no one ... Pagan converts a frequent ufe of idolatrous ceremonies . Upon the whole it appears to me , that the Chriftians were ...
עמוד 46
... Pagan multitude reserving their " gratitude for temporal benefits " alone , rejected the ineftimable 66 prefent of life and immortality , " which was offered to mankind by ' Jefus of Nazareth . " Montefquieu is of opinion , that it will ...
... Pagan multitude reserving their " gratitude for temporal benefits " alone , rejected the ineftimable 66 prefent of life and immortality , " which was offered to mankind by ' Jefus of Nazareth . " Montefquieu is of opinion , that it will ...
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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קטעים בולטים
עמוד 50 - Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
עמוד 30 - The Lord thy God will raife up unto thee a Prophet from the midft of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me...
עמוד 25 - And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers : and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
עמוד 206 - ... sufficient to exalt the nature and regulate the manners of mankind. Shall we never have done with this groundless commendation of natural law? Look into the first chapter of Paul's Epistle to the...
עמוד 63 - Of that day, fays our Saviour, and. of that hour, knoweth no one; no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father only.
עמוד 227 - God, derived from the harmony and order of the universe, as old and trite ; there have been men, it seems, in all ages, who, in affecting singularity, have overlooked truth ; an argument, however, is not the worse for being old ; and surely it would have been a more just mode of reasoning, if you had examined the external evidence for the truth...
עמוד 72 - The divine inspiration, whether it was conveyed in the form of a waking or of a sleeping vision, is described as a favour very liberally bestowed on all ranks of the faithful, on women as on elders, on boys as well as upon bishops.
עמוד 91 - There was a time when no one was acquainted with the laws of magnetism ; these suspend in many instances the laws of gravity ; nor can I see, upon the principle in question, how the rest of mankind could have credited the testimony of their first discoverer ; and yet to have rejected it, would have been to reject the truth.
עמוד 52 - But beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
עמוד 46 - We are made as the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things unto this day.— 1 Cor.