Author: Gilbert Tennent

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-16

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9780332936307

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Excerpt from Twenty Three Sermons Upon the Chief End of Man: The Divine Authority of the Sacred Scriptures, the Being and Atributes of God, and the Doctrine of the Trinity; Preach'd at Philadelphia A. D. 1743 Surely our Ef'tablifhment in the great Principles of Re-r ligion, tends to the Glory of God and our own growth in Goodnefs. This is our Excellency, and indeed it is one great, End of the Goipel Minifiryg (eplief. Iv. 1 -3 as the Contrary tends to the Difl'ionour of God and our felves, and much Mars our Growth in Holinefs For how can a Plant thrive that is often mov'd'? Is it likely that thol'e, will glorify God by fufl'erin'g for Truth who know it'not? Let us therefore abhor theic Popifl) Principle's, 'viz.'that Ignorance is the Mother of Devotion, and that it is our Duty to believe implicitely or fimply. Surely without Know ledge the Mind cannot be good. Acquaintance with the firit Principles of. The Oracles of God enriches the Mind and is a Lamp to the Feet. The Knowledge of divine Truths in their due Series and Conneetion, much confirms our belief of them, and thereby inflames our Love, and Influences our Praftice. To help forward that good Defign I have been' induc'd to offer the following Difcourfes to publick View 3' and would entreat the Reader to perufe the whole before he' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Twenty Three Sermons Upon the Chief End of Man written by Gilbert Tennent and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-16 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Twenty Three Sermons Upon the Chief End of Man: The Divine Authority of the Sacred Scriptures, the Being and Atributes of God, and the Doctrine of the Trinity; Preach'd at Philadelphia A. D. 1743 Surely our Ef'tablifhment in the great Principles of Re-r ligion, tends to the Glory of God and our own growth in Goodnefs. This is our Excellency, and indeed it is one great, End of the Goipel Minifiryg (eplief. Iv. 1 -3 as the Contrary tends to the Difl'ionour of God and our felves, and much Mars our Growth in Holinefs For how can a Plant thrive that is often mov'd'? Is it likely that thol'e, will glorify God by fufl'erin'g for Truth who know it'not? Let us therefore abhor theic Popifl) Principle's, 'viz.'that Ignorance is the Mother of Devotion, and that it is our Duty to believe implicitely or fimply. Surely without Know ledge the Mind cannot be good. Acquaintance with the firit Principles of. The Oracles of God enriches the Mind and is a Lamp to the Feet. The Knowledge of divine Truths in their due Series and Conneetion, much confirms our belief of them, and thereby inflames our Love, and Influences our Praftice. To help forward that good Defign I have been' induc'd to offer the following Difcourfes to publick View 3' and would entreat the Reader to perufe the whole before he' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.