Considerations Upon War, Upon Cruelty in General: And Religious Cruelty in Particular. Also, an Attempt to Prove that Everlasting Punishments are Inconsistent with the Divine Attributes. ... |
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... , that this religion has occafioned the greatest hatred , and the most bloody perfecutions , wars , and maffacres , that ever appeared in the world . That ނ That all the feveral churches and fects of chriftians , PREFACE . ix.
... , that this religion has occafioned the greatest hatred , and the most bloody perfecutions , wars , and maffacres , that ever appeared in the world . That ނ That all the feveral churches and fects of chriftians , PREFACE . ix.
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... churches and fects of chriftians , when armed with fufficient power , bave at times , and more or less , perfecuted their brethren , is a melancholy truth ; but none have done this fo conftantly and furiously , and with fuch a ...
... churches and fects of chriftians , when armed with fufficient power , bave at times , and more or less , perfecuted their brethren , is a melancholy truth ; but none have done this fo conftantly and furiously , and with fuch a ...
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... Christians who believe the fame , That Mohammedans believe the fame , Expoftulation with those who thus think , 94 96 ... Chriftians , Inftances of thefe , J12 ibid . 112 to 117 The cruelty of mens facrificing mere animals , 118 to 122 ...
... Christians who believe the fame , That Mohammedans believe the fame , Expoftulation with those who thus think , 94 96 ... Chriftians , Inftances of thefe , J12 ibid . 112 to 117 The cruelty of mens facrificing mere animals , 118 to 122 ...
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... Chriftians confift in , and how well they have been understood by the generality of those who difputed about them , 135 to 152 Inftances of the outrageous treatment , and shocking cru- elties , which too many of thofe called Chriftians ...
... Chriftians confift in , and how well they have been understood by the generality of those who difputed about them , 135 to 152 Inftances of the outrageous treatment , and shocking cru- elties , which too many of thofe called Chriftians ...
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... chriftians , as well as feveral of the greatest and most learned modern divines , have been clearly of opinion , that many parts of the fcrip- tures were not written by divine revelation , That they were not fo written , appears by an ...
... chriftians , as well as feveral of the greatest and most learned modern divines , have been clearly of opinion , that many parts of the fcrip- tures were not written by divine revelation , That they were not fo written , appears by an ...
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Page 119 - For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of 'Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices : but this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people : and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
Page 362 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with a span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance...
Page 104 - And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon.
Page 447 - At her feet he bowed he fell, he lay down at her feet he bowed, he fell where he bowed, there he fell down dead...
Page 356 - And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.
Page 362 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance : behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Page 106 - Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.
Page 446 - And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty.
Page 450 - Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel ; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Page 433 - A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts and nothing long; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.