Select discourses ... by John Smith ... ; as also a sermon preached by Simon Patrick ... at the author's funeral ; with a brief account of his life and death.
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Select discourses ... by John Smith ... ; as also a sermon preached by Simon Patrick ... at the author's funeral ; with a brief account of his life and death.
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Smith, John, 1618-1652.
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London :: Printed by J. Flesher, for W. Morden ...,
1660.
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Smith, John, 1618-1652.
Church of England -- Sermons.
Theology -- Early works to 1800.
Theology -- History -- 17th century.
Funeral sermons.
Sermons, English -- 17th century.
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"Select discourses ... by John Smith ... ; as also a sermon preached by Simon Patrick ... at the author's funeral ; with a brief account of his life and death." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A60487.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 4, 2024.
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descriptionPage xxxiv
DISCOURSE II. OF SUPERSTITION.
THE true Notion of Superstition well express'd by 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, i. e. an over-timorous and dreadfull apprehension of the Deity.
A false Opinion of the Deity the true Cause and Rise of Super∣stition.
Superstition is most incident to such as Converse not with the Goodness of God, or are conscious to themselves of their own un∣likeness to him.
Right apprehensions of God beget in man a Nobleness and Free∣dome of Soul.
Superstition, though it looks upon God as an angry Deity, yet it counts him easily pleas'd with flattering Worship.
Apprehensions of a Deity and Guilt meeting together are apt to excite Fear.
Hypocrites to spare their Sins seek out waies to compound with God.
Servile and Superstitious Fear is encreased by Ignorance of the certain Causes of Terrible Effects in Nature &c. as also by fright∣ful Apparitions of Ghosts and Spectres.
A further Consideration of Superstition as a Composition of Fear and Flattery.
A fuller Definition of Superstition, according to the Sense of the Ancients.
Superstition doth not alwaies appear in the same Form, but pas∣ses from one Form to another, and sometimes shrouds it self un∣der Forms seemingly Spiritual and more refined. pag. 25.
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