A Dissertation On Miracles Designed to Shew That They Are Arguments of a Divi
A Dissertation On Miracles Designed to Shew That They Are Arguments of a Divi
Hugh Farmer
The book A Dissertation On Miracles Designed to Shew That They Are Arguments of a Divi was written by author Hugh Farmer Here you can read free online of A Dissertation On Miracles Designed to Shew That They Are Arguments of a Divi book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is A Dissertation On Miracles Designed to Shew That They Are Arguments of a Divi a good or bad book?
What reading level is A Dissertation On Miracles Designed to Shew That They Are Arguments of a Divi book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Malmou, Mor. Ne- voc. 1. 3. C. 37. X They a«51ed cKca coa^torum numinum violcntia. Enchpn- treffes boafted that they had power over the gods. Lncan. 1. 6, V. 606, 742. Ovid. Metamor. 1. 7. 192. II I have taken no notice of that fpecies of magic, called the- ^-^''Sy (^*»§V'^)) becaufe it principally confided in a fanatical jtretcnce to communion with demons, and a vifion of their ef- f-nce. So far as it was thought, to invefl thofe who pra6lifed it, J 82 Proofs from Revelation y that Miracles th...er thofe pretences were carried on by the prieft, under the protedion, and for the fervice of the ftate * ; or for the purpofes of private gain, by the lowed orders of magicians t, conjurers and witches, generally (though feldom efFe£lualIy) profcribed or prohibited by law %» Whatever difference there might be between them, the Scripture brands them all as (hamelefs impoftors ; and reproaches them with an utter inability of difcovering or accomplifhing any thing fupernatural. The prophet Ifaiah having fore- told the deftrudion of Babylon, fo famous all over the it, with the power of the gods j it differed in one refpeft from that fort of magic called forcery ('/o)jT«o£i) theurgy invoking only the benevolent divinities j forcery the mfchievous ones^ •vvhofe operations were fuitable to their nature.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: