The Foundation and the Superstructure, or the Faith of Christ and the Works of Man (Classic Reprint)

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Tions, that is to say, both Of the Bible and Nature the latter including, Of course, the nature implanted by god within us, and in His own likeness. For, except as revealed, man has no knowledge whatever of the Supreme Being, and Of His relations to His creatures; and by the test alone Of His revelations to men must all tenets in regard to heavenly truth stand or fall.1 If then the views which I am upholding can be shown to contravene at all the revelations Of god Himself, no one, I trust, will be more ready than I to be so taught. But if only they shall be found to Oppose the views Of men, that is the very reason why I have been at such pains to give them to the world. For I, and I pray all my readers also, would humbly hearken to the inspired apostle St. Peter when he thus commands: As newborn babes (or without prejudice) desire the reasonable, unadulterated milk (of the word), that ye may grow thereby unto salvation. 2 Or when he consistently tells us, that the sure word Of prophecy is the proper lamp for our darkness all through the long night even until the dawn Of day and first, because every prophecy is of public and common interpretation; 3 and secondly, was spoken Of the Holy Ghost.4 And I would heed also the.

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