A Series of Discourses, Containing a System of Doctrinal, Experimental and Practical Religion - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812. Excerpt: ... The Existence of God Proved. SERMON I. DANIEL, CHAP. 2.--VERSE 28. There is a God in Heaven. Ln affectionate concern for your best interests, my dear brethren, has "made me sincerely anxious to become the happy instrument of informing and establishing your minds, in the various branches of doctrinal, practical, and experimental religion. Hence, it is my design to call your attention to series of discourses, calculated, under a divine blessing, to give you information on these important points. It is certainly a desirable attainment to be able, on all occar sions, "to give a reason of the hope that is in us;" and to be " rooted and grounded in the truth as it is in Jesus." Unless this be the case, we shall be in danger of beinosoon removed from the hope of the Gospet and of giving cause to persons of opposite sentiments to suspect, that our religion is rather the effect of whim and caprice, than the result of a sober and solid judgement. It seems therefore particularly necessary, that the understanding be well informed in matters of such importance You know, however, that in order to get the understanding thus informed, it concerns us, not only to be earnest in prayer to him who has said, "If any man lack wisdom let him ask of God and it shall be given him;' but also, to pay a very close attention to the nature and design of the subject under discussion. This hint, I trust, will be the means of exciting you to be more than usually attentive to the several discourses, which, through the pennission of a gracious providence I now wish to lay before you. As every branch of religion is founded on the belief of a God, I have thought it proper to introduce the subjects, by calling your attention to this fundamental article of our creed. The present discourse ther...

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