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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... frequently accompany them in cafe of duels or wars , provocations are generally alledged : but what provocation can any man or body of men pretend , or what excufe can they find for exercifing the most bor- : " rible cruelties upon ...
... frequently accompany them in cafe of duels or wars , provocations are generally alledged : but what provocation can any man or body of men pretend , or what excufe can they find for exercifing the most bor- : " rible cruelties upon ...
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... feldomer to authority and more frequently to reafon , they would be much lefs liable to error , and much more likely to dif coper truth , Neither Neither does he pretend to impose his fenti- ments magifterially PREFACE . XV.
... feldomer to authority and more frequently to reafon , they would be much lefs liable to error , and much more likely to dif coper truth , Neither Neither does he pretend to impose his fenti- ments magifterially PREFACE . XV.
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... frequently , and oftentimes very falfely , re- prefented as immoral in their lives and licentious in their principles . But were this the cafe , might not fuch perfons give good advice , and ex- pofe the abfurdity of falfe doctrines ...
... frequently , and oftentimes very falfely , re- prefented as immoral in their lives and licentious in their principles . But were this the cafe , might not fuch perfons give good advice , and ex- pofe the abfurdity of falfe doctrines ...
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... frequently appear mighty zealous for what they call religion : but when we plainly fee that as much zeal appears on other fubjects , especially in defence of strange paradoxes , which fome of thefe zealots are most immoderately and ...
... frequently appear mighty zealous for what they call religion : but when we plainly fee that as much zeal appears on other fubjects , especially in defence of strange paradoxes , which fome of thefe zealots are most immoderately and ...
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... frequently practifed , III Of devotional cruelties exercifed by Pagans upon them- felves Of the like by Chriftians , Inftances of thefe , J12 ibid . 112 to 117 The cruelty of mens facrificing mere animals , 118 to 122 The much greater ...
... frequently practifed , III Of devotional cruelties exercifed by Pagans upon them- felves Of the like by Chriftians , Inftances of thefe , J12 ibid . 112 to 117 The cruelty of mens facrificing mere animals , 118 to 122 The much greater ...
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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.