The Works of the Rev. John Witherspoon, D.D. L.L.D. Late President of the College, at Princeton New-Jersey: To which is Prefixed an Account of the Author's Life, in a Sermon Occasioned by His Death, by the Rev. Dr. John Rodgers, of New York. : In Three Volumes. : Vol. I[-III].William W. Woodward, no. 17, Chesnut near Front Street., 1801 - 368 Seiten |
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... necessary to the being of a minister in the visible church , or to the efficacy of the ordinances of the gospel to those who receive them . This is , properly speaking , a popish tenet , against which , there is a question in the ...
... necessary to the being of a minister in the visible church , or to the efficacy of the ordinances of the gospel to those who receive them . This is , properly speaking , a popish tenet , against which , there is a question in the ...
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... necessary to give a minister fullness , propriety , and ferven- cy in prayer . This for his own fake also , he should at- tend to , for it is neceffary to the prefervation , and im- provement of the fpiritual life . Pray without ceafing ...
... necessary to give a minister fullness , propriety , and ferven- cy in prayer . This for his own fake also , he should at- tend to , for it is neceffary to the prefervation , and im- provement of the fpiritual life . Pray without ceafing ...
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... necessary duty . It is alfo ufual in all fuch cafes , that the favourite pursuit infuses such a quantity of phrases and allufions into his lan- guage , as render it ftiff and improper , and fometimes ri- diculous . Agreeably to these ...
... necessary duty . It is alfo ufual in all fuch cafes , that the favourite pursuit infuses such a quantity of phrases and allufions into his lan- guage , as render it ftiff and improper , and fometimes ri- diculous . Agreeably to these ...
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... necessary for a divine to make himself master of . There are few of the ancient writers of much value upon that fubject , ex- cepting Plato among the Greeks , and Cicero among the Latins , especially the latter . The remains of Socrates ...
... necessary for a divine to make himself master of . There are few of the ancient writers of much value upon that fubject , ex- cepting Plato among the Greeks , and Cicero among the Latins , especially the latter . The remains of Socrates ...
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... necessary to extend this part of it . I on- ly remark that his miracles were upon the plaineft fubjects- the winds - healing the fick - feeding the multitude - raif- ing the dead . The Pharifees foolishly asked a fign from hea- It had ...
... necessary to extend this part of it . I on- ly remark that his miracles were upon the plaineft fubjects- the winds - healing the fick - feeding the multitude - raif- ing the dead . The Pharifees foolishly asked a fign from hea- It had ...
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Seite 134 - And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Seite 94 - And there appeared another wonder in heaven ; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth...
Seite 74 - The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Seite 110 - I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
Seite 361 - Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings : let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; peradventure he will save thy life.
Seite 229 - Provided always, and it is the true intent and meaning of this act, that all the laws made and provided for the frequenting of divine service...
Seite 206 - It has been my opinion from the beginning, that we did not carry our reasoning fully home, when we complained of an arbitrary prince, or of the insolence, cruelty and obstinacy of Lord North, Lord Bute, or Lord Mansfield. What we have to fear, and what we have now to grapple with, is the ignorance, prejudice, partiality and injustice of human nature.
Seite 181 - Great-Britain, for a very obvious reason, viz. that being much more unsettled, and moving frequently from place to place, they are not so liable to local peculiarities, either in accent or phraseology. There is a greater difference in dialect between one county and another in Britain, than there is between one state and another in America.
Seite 261 - ... for the people to put in the money, after the promise was made; only the most apparent justice obliged Congress to extend the privilege to those who had put in their money before. Besides nothing can be more unequal and injurious than reckoning the money by the depreciation, either before or after the 1st of March, 1778, for a great part of the money in all the loan-offices was such as had been paid up in its nominal value, in consequence of the Tender laws. This points you, sir, to another class...
Seite 257 - I do not say that intellectual and moral qualities are in the same proportion in particular persons ; but they have a great and friendly influence upon one another, in societies and larger bodies. There have been great improvements, not only in human knowledge, but in human nature ; the progress of which can be easily traced in history.