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 | John Todd - Conduct of life - 1799 - 200 pages
...it," made this memorable reply: " Let him study the Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament. Therein are contained the words of eternal life. It...truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter." I would not only most earnestly recommend you to read the Scriptures daily, but would add a few hints... | |
 | John Feltham - 1799 - 146 pages
...cannot be plucked up as easily as it may be planted. CCIIV The great JOHN LOCK said of the Testament, " It has GOD for its author, salvation "•for its end,...without any mixture ** of error for its matter.'" ccui. GOD is a spirit, the soul of man is a spirit,. and the perfection of the soul of man is its union... | |
 | Bible - 1799 - 204 pages
...countries, has been admired by millions for its piety, its sublimity, its veracity; a book, above all, which has " God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter,"—few subjects can be more interesting than even a fragment of a biography of the Bible. And... | |
 | Joshua Toulmin - Conduct of life - 1803 - 210 pages
...Scriptures, especially the " New Testament. There are contained the " words of eternal life. It hath God for its "author; salvation for its end; and truth, " without any mixture of error, for its mat" ter." ON THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE. L HE culture which we receive in early life is regulated, very... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1803 - 446 pages
...Scripture, efpecially " the New 'Teftament. Therein arc contained the words " ofeternal life. — It hath GOD for its author — SALVATION " for its end — and TRUTH, without any mixture of error, 11 for its matter, This * The ingenious andpiousLAVATER, aftsrpredifting, like Sir ISAAC N and Dr.... | |
 | Hannah Adams - Apologetics - 1804 - 398 pages
...particularly the New Teftament. Therein are * Ser lift of lady Mafham , in Femalt Biography, Vol. V. > • contained the words of Eternal Life. It has God for...Salvation for its end ; and Truth without any mixture of errour for the matter." The death of this excellent man was agreeable to hi* life ; his diflblution... | |
 | T Nixon - 1806 - 176 pages
...especially the new Testament, therein are contained the words of eternal life; it has God for its au. thor, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. A calm and impartial investigation of the word of God, raises in our minds conceptions worthy the perfections... | |
 | John Evans - Religions - 1807 - 344 pages
...full and just extent of it, let him study the holy scriptures, especially the New Testament, wherein are contained the words of eternal life. It has God...truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter." Even. Rons* seau confessed himself struck with the majesty of the scriptures, the purity of the gospel,... | |
 | David Simpson - Apologetics - 1809 - 410 pages
...Scripture, especially the New Testament. Therein are contained the words of eternal life. — It hath God for its author — Salvation for its end — and Truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter.(6)" This is a noble testimony, both in life and in death, from this Christian philosopher.... | |
 | Joseph Guy - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1810 - 548 pages
...full and just extent of it, let him study the holy scriptures, especially the New Testament, wherein are contained the words of eternal life. It has God...truth without any mixture of error for its matter." Even Rosscau, the famous infidel, confessed himself struck with the majesty of the scriptures, the... | |
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