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The Arrogancy of Reason Against Divine Revelations

Published: 1655
Length: 20,650 words
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Divisions: 17

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The arrogancy of reason against divine revelations, repressed, or, Proud ignorance the cause of infidelity, and of mens quarrelling with the word of God

London Printed by T.N. for Tho. Underhil 1655.

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ArgumentObject. But we must not believe all things; and therefore we must enquire, and try the spirits, whether…
ArgumentObject. But would you not have men satisfyed of the reasonableness of what they believe? shall men believe…
ArgumentObject. But it is certain that God never spok… contradictions. Therefore if I finde contradictions in the…
ArgumentObject. 1. You tell us out of Scripture, that ther… are Devils, most wicked malicious spirits addict… to do…
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ArgumentObject 4. M…s… saith Gen. 1 16. That God made two great Lights, the Sun and Moon; whereas it is certain▪…
ArgumentObject. 5. M…s…s makes the Garden of Eden to have a Riv… arising i… it, which …ivideth it self into four…
ArgumentObject. 6. Is it a likely thing that a Serpent should speak to Eve? Or the subtilty of the Serpent be a…
ArgumentObj.—. How could a…n f…ye into the Land of Nod, or build a City, G…. 4. 6, 17. when there was no more m…n ……
ArgumentO…. 8. Is it … likely thing that the Red-Sea should … for the Israelites to pass through? Or that … should…
ArgumentObj. 9. Is it a lik…ly thing that a Virgin should conceive and have a child? How can this be?
ArgumentObj. 10. Is it a likely thing that God should become a man, or that God and man should be one person, which…
ArgumentObj 11. Is it not a contradiction to say that there are three per…ons, and but one God?
ArgumentObject. 12. There are many contradictions in t… Scripture; and therefore it is incredible. For e… ample;…

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