 | John Wilkins (bp. of Chester.) - 1704 - 472 pages
...been faid of Natural Religion, it cannot be denied, but that in this this dark and degenerate ftate into which Mankind is funk, there is great want of...greater certainty, and to put it beyond all doubt and difpute what is the good and acceptable Will of God 5 and of a more powerful encouragement to the practice... | |
 | John Wilkins (bp. of Chester.) - 1734 - 422 pages
...fo agreeable to the cleareft Dictates of Natural Light. For notwith(ianding all that hath been laid of Natural Religion^ it cannot be denied, but that...into which Mankind is funk, there is great Want of 4 fearer. Light to difcqyer our Duty to us with greater Certainty, and to put it beyond all Doubt and... | |
 | Whole duty - 1821 - 566 pages
...NOTWITHSTANDING ;»il that can be said of natural religion («. e. of principle' and duties merely moral) it cannot be denied, but that in this dark and degenerate state into which mankind is sunk, there is a great want of a clearer light to discover our duty to us with greater critainty, and... | |
 | A. Norman - 1825 - 348 pages
...aware, if such be the bearing of the following passage : " For notwithstanding all that hath been said of Natural Religion, it cannot be denied, but that...this dark and degenerate state into which mankind is sunk, there is a great want of a clearer light to discover our duty to us with greater certainty, and... | |
 | Martin Ignatius Joseph Griffin - 1992 - 242 pages
...clarity and compelling force of the precepts of natural religion, "it cannot be denied," Wilkins said, "but that in this dark and degenerate state into which mankind is sunk, there is a great want of a clearer light to discover our duty to us with greater certainty, and... | |
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Dilpute what is the good and acceptable Will of God ; and of a more powerful Encouragement to the Practice of our Duty, by the Promife of a fupernatural Aflir fiance, and by the Affurance of a great and eternal Reward. 