Necessity of Divine Revelation in Understanding God
A sermon argues natural reason cannot define deity or immortality without revelation. It contrasts Egyptian and Heathen worship, denounces idol worship, and stresses revelation as essential to know the soul, the afterlife, worship properly, and ethical social duties. It cites Plato, Nero, Caligula, and Domitian to illustrate moral stakes and the need for divine guidance. Macclesfield, March 5, 1796.
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Rome
Athens
Plato
Rouleau
Srandeur
Nero
Caligula
Domitian
Tion Ee Rison
Aith
Revelation Prophecy and Rome in Ancient Commentary
In a letter to the editor Agrícola argues that Revelation chapter seventeen foreshadows Rome’s decline and a future alliance of European powers against the Pope. He interprets the beast and seven mountains as symbolic kings and potentates, inviting readers to share insights through the newspaper.
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Europe
St John
Italy
St. John
Rome
Daniel
Agricola
Bishop of London Delivers Friday Fortnight Discourse
The Bishop of London spoke to a crowded audience of gentry and respectable characters on Friday fortnight. He preached chiefly on Matthew chapter 12, emphasizing Sabbath observation and that only necessary arts, not pleasure, are allowed by the Lord of the Sabbath. He discussed the Demoniacs, arguing the affliction was real possession rather than disease.
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London
An Elegy for Jasper Baron of Pregear Cornwall
An elegiac verse laments Jasper Baron of Pregear Cornwall who died November 5, 2798. It mourns his piety and foretells his ascent to heaven, detailing the family’s grief, the fall of Eliza, and the comfort found in faith as Trimerton voices devotion and farewell.
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Jasper Baron
Pregear
Cornwall
Jehovah
Batham
Etith
Eliza
Trimerton
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