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0ffTopic coward53 24bit, makes a fool of it's self again, but still wants a another 10O of it's stupid quotes.
"Dr.Neuraxis®" > wrote in message ... > that men are in darkness and estranged from God, that He > has hidden Himself from their knowledge, that this is in fact the name which > He gives Himself in the Scriptures, Deus absconditus;25 and finally, if it > endeavours equally to establish these two things: that God has set up in the > Church visible signs to make Himself known to those who should seek Him > sincerely, and that He has nevertheless so disguised them that He will only > be perceived by those who seek Him with all their heart; what advantage can > they obtain, when, in the negligence with which they make profession of > being in search of the truth, they cry out that nothing reveals it to them; > and since that darkness in which they are, and with which they upbraid the > Church, establishes only one of the things which she affirms, without > touching the other, and, very far from destroying, proves her doctrine? > > In order to attack it, they should have protested that they had made every > effort to seek Him everywhere, and even in that which the Church proposes > for their instruction, but without satisfaction. If they talked in this > manner, they would in truth be attacking one of her pretensions. But I hope > here to show that no reasonable person can speak thus, and I venture even to > say that no one has ever done so. We know well enough how those who are of > this mind behave. They believe they have made great efforts for their > instruction when they have spent a few hours in reading some book of > Scripture and have questioned some priests on the truths of the faith. After > that, they boast of having made vain search in books and among men. But, > verily, I will tell them what I have often said, that this negligence is > insufferable. We ar > > |
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0ffTopic coward53 24bit, makes a fool of it's self again, but still wants a another 10O of it's stupid quotes.
"Dr.Neuraxis®" > wrote in message ... > death; so that she died very full of > comfort, in a most earnest and moving manner warning and counselling > others. This seemed to contribute to render solemn the spirits of many > young persons; and there began evidently to appear more of a religious > concern on people's minds. > > In the fall of the year I proposed it to the young people, that they > should agree among themselves to spend the evenings after lectures in > social religion, and to that end divide themselves into several > companies to meet in various parts of the town; which was accordingly > done, and those meetings have been since continued, and the example > imitated by elder people. This was followed with the death of an elderly > person, which was attended with many unusual circumstances, by which > many were much moved and affected. > > About this time began the great noise, in this part of the country, > about Arminianism, which seemed to appear with a very threatening aspect > upon the interest of religion here. The friends of vital piety trembled > for fear of the issue; but it seemed, contrary to their fear, strongly > to be overruled for the promoting of religion. Many who looked on > themselves as in a Christless condition, seemed to be awakened by it, > with fear that God was about to withdraw from the land, and that we > should be given up to heterodoxy and corrupt principles; and that then > their opportunity for obtaining salvation would be past. Many who were > brought a little to doubt about the truth of the doctrines they had > hitherto been taught, seemed to have a kind of trembling fear with their > doubts, lest they should be led into bypaths, to their eternal undoing; > and they seemed, with much concern and engagedness of mind, to inquire > what was indeed the way in which they must come to be accepted with God. > There were some things said publicly on that occasion, concerning > justification by faith alone. > > Although great fault was found with meddli > > |
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0ffTopic coward54 24bit, makes a fool of it's self again, but still wants a another 10O of it's stupid quotes.
"Dr.Neuraxis®" > wrote in message ... > remembered, and the oftenest > quoted, because it is entirely composed of thoughts born from the common > talk of life. As when we speak of the common error which exists among men > that the moon is the cause of everything, we never fail to say that Salomon > de Tultie says that, when we do not know the truth of a thing, it is of > advantage that there should exist a common error, etc.; which is the thought > above. > > 19. The last thing one settles in writing a book is what one should put in > first. > > 20. Order.--Why should I undertake to divide my virtues into four rather > than into six? Why should I rather establish virtue in four, in two, in one? > Why into Abstine et sustine[1] rather than into "Follow Nature," or, > "Conduct your private affairs without injustice," as Plato, or anything > else? But there, you will say, everything is contained in one word. Yes, but > it is useless without explanation, and when we come to explain it, as soon > as we unfold this maxim which contains all the rest, they emerge in that > first confusion which you desired to avoid. So, when they are all included > in one, they are hidden and useless, as in a chest, and never appear save in > their natural confusion. Nature has established them all without including > one in the other. > > 21. Nature has made all her truths independent of one another. Our art makes > one dependent on the other. But this is not natural. Each keeps its own > place. > > 22. Let no one say that I have said nothing new; the arrangement of the > subject is new. When we play tennis, we both play with the same ball, but > one of us places it better. > > I had as soon it said > > |
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