Immorality and pride, the great causes of atheism a sermon preach'd at the cathedral-church of St. Paul, January the 8th 1697/8 : the first of the lecture for that year, founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq. / by John Harris ...

Harris, John, 1667?-1719
Publisher: Printed by J L for Richard Wilkin
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1698
Approximate Era: WilliamAndMary
TCP ID: A45642 ESTC ID: R15170 STC ID: H850
Subject Headings: Atheism; Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms X, 4;
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In-Text What reason can therefore be possibly assigned, why such a Person should disbelieve the Truths of Religion? Is not a desire of Happiness so Natural to us, that 'tis the great Inducement of all our Actions? and will not every Man aim to get as much of this as he can, according to the Notion he hath of it? what is there then that can prejudice such a Man's Mind against the Belief and Expectation of a future Reward at the hand of God? Is it not Natural to embrace any offer that proposes to us a great Advantage? and are not we very ready to believe the Truth of any thing that is advanced of that Nature? The Great Truths therefore of Religion, containing nothing impossible, absurd or improbable in them, What reason can Therefore be possibly assigned, why such a Person should disbelieve the Truths of Religion? Is not a desire of Happiness so Natural to us, that it's the great Inducement of all our Actions? and will not every Man aim to get as much of this as he can, according to the Notion he hath of it? what is there then that can prejudice such a Man's Mind against the Belief and Expectation of a future Reward At the hand of God? Is it not Natural to embrace any offer that proposes to us a great Advantage? and Are not we very ready to believe the Truth of any thing that is advanced of that Nature? The Great Truths Therefore of Religion, containing nothing impossible, absurd or improbable in them, q-crq n1 vmb av vbi av-j vvn, c-crq d dt n1 vmd vvi dt n2 pp-f n1? vbz xx dt n1 pp-f n1 av j p-acp pno12, cst pn31|vbz dt j n1 pp-f d po12 n2? cc vmb xx d n1 vvb pc-acp vvi p-acp d pp-f d c-acp pns31 vmb, vvg p-acp dt n1 pns31 vhz pp-f pn31? q-crq vbz a-acp av cst vmb vvi d dt ng1 n1 p-acp dt n1 cc n1 pp-f dt j-jn n1 p-acp dt n1 pp-f np1? vbz pn31 xx j pc-acp vvi d n1 cst vvz p-acp pno12 dt j n1? cc vbr xx pns12 av j pc-acp vvi dt n1 pp-f d n1 cst vbz vvn pp-f d n1? dt j n2 av pp-f n1, vvg pix j, j cc j p-acp pno32,




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