 | Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 pàgines
...prevent this, appears to have been one reason why a visible church was instituted ; to be, like a citv upon a hill, a standing memorial to the world of the...before their eyes, remind them of the reality : to br the repository of the oracles .of God : to hold up the light of revelation in aid to that of nature,... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1819 - 362 pàgines
...proved, religion to their contemporaries, the benefits of their instructions would have reached but to a small part of mankind. Christianity must have been,...repository of the oracles of God ; to hold up the light of revelatipn in aid to that of nature, and propagate it throughout all generations to the end of the... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - 1819 - 256 pàgines
...been, in a great degree, sunk and forgot in a very few ages. To prevent this, appears to have been ons reason why a visible church was instituted; to be...reality; to be the repository of the oracles of God; to holrl up the light of revelation in aid to that of nature, and propagate it throughout all generations... | |
 | John Armstrong (bp. of Grahamstown.) - 1839 - 568 pàgines
...prevent this appears to have been one reason why a visible Church was established ; to be like a city on a hill, a standing memorial to the world of the duty...reality ; to be the repository of the oracles of God, and hold up the light of revelation in aid to that of nature, and propagate it throughout all generations... | |
 | William Palmer - 1841 - 546 pàgines
...memorial to the world of the duty which we owe our Maker ; to call men continually, both by precept and instruction, to attend to it, and by the form...ever before their eyes, remind them of the reality ; * On the Creed, art. ix. vol. ii. p. 256. c Field. Of the Church, book ie 10. VOL. I. — 8 to be... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1856 - 576 pàgines
...proved Eeligion to then- contemporaries, the benefits of their instructions would have reached but to a small part of mankind. Christianity must have been...and instruction to attend to it, and by the form of Eeligion ever before their eyes remind them of the reality ; to be the repository of the oracles of... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1857 - 514 pàgines
...world, of the duty which we owe our Maker ; to call men continually, both by example and inftruction, to attend to it, and, by the form of religion, ever...their eyes, remind them of the reality ; to be the repofitory of the oracles of God ; and hold up the light of revelation in aid to that of nature, and... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1860 - 494 pàgines
...proved, Religion to their contemporaries ; the benefits of their instructions would have reached but to a small part of mankind. Christianity must have been,...reality : to be the repository of the oracles of God : to8 hold up the light of revelation in aid to that of nature, and propagate it throughout all generations... | |
 | James Tweed - 1867 - 136 pàgines
...existence of that Church " a standing memorial of his duty, and is called, both by precept and example, to attend to it, and by the form of religion ever before his eyes, is reminded of its reality"." Thus, if he is not "the light," he has the benefit of that... | |
 | 1866 - 694 pàgines
...memorial to the world, of the duty which we owe our Maker ; to call men continually, both by precept and instruction, to attend to it, and by the form...before their eyes, remind them of the reality ; to bo tho repository of the Oracles of God ; to hold up the light of Revelation in aid of that of Nature,... | |
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Church was instituted; to be, like a City upon a Hill, a standing Memorial to the World, of the Duty which we owe our Maker; to call Men continually, both by Example and Instruction, to attend to it... 
