A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious

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I SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES.

That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

That our blessed Lord willingly left the glory of the Father, and was made man;

That "he was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:"

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A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious William Wilberforce

Chapter IV

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

_Chief defects of the Religious System of the bulk of professed Christians, in what regards our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit--with a Dissertation concerning the use of the Passions in Religion._ SECT. I SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES. That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:" That our blessed Lord willingly left the glory of the Father, and was made man; That "he was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:"

A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES.

/aɪ ˈskrɪptʃər ˈdɑːktrənz/

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That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

/ðæt ɡɑːd soʊ lʌvd ðə wɜːrld æz ʌv hɪz ˈtendər ˈmɜːrsi tuː ɡɪv hɪz ˈoʊnli sʌn ˈdʒiːzəs kraɪst fɔːr ˈaʊər rɪˈdempʃən/

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That our blessed Lord willingly left the glory of the Father, and was made man;

/ðæt ˈaʊər blest lɔːrd ˈwɪlɪŋli left ðə ˈɡlɔːri ʌv ðə ˈfɑːðər ənd wɑːz meɪd mæn/

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That "he was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:"

/ðæt hiː wɑːz dɪˈspaɪzd ənd rɪˈdʒektɪd ʌv men ə mæn ʌv ˈsɑːroʊz ənd əˈkweɪntɪd wɪð ɡriːf/

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bulk noun US /bʌlk/

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

From this reading “_Chief defects of the Religious System of the bulk of professed Christians, in what regards our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit--with a Dissertation concerning the use of the Passions in Religion._ SECT.”

defects noun US /ˈdiːfekts/

plural of “defect” — an imperfection in a bodily system

Dissertation noun US /ˌdɪsərˈteɪʃən/

a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

doctrines noun US /ˈdɑːktrənz/

plural of “doctrine” — a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

From this reading “I SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES.”

professed adjective US /prəˈfest/

professing to be qualified

redemption noun US /rɪˈdempʃən/

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

From this reading “That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"”

scripture noun US /ˈskrɪptʃər/

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading “I SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES.”

sect noun US /sekt/

a subdivision of a larger religious group

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Chief defects of the Religious System of the bulk of professed Christians, in what regards our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit--with a Dissertation concerning the use of the Passions in Religion._ SECT.

acquaintedadjectiveUS /əˈkweɪntɪd/

having fair knowledge of

From this reading That "he was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

blessedadjectiveUS /blest/

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading That our blessed Lord willingly left the glory of the Father, and was made man;

bulknounUS /bʌlk/

the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

ChiefnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

ChristnounUS /kraɪst/

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

ChristiansnounUS /ˈkrɪstʃənz/

plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination

concerningverbUS /kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ/

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

defectsnounUS /ˈdiːfekts/

plural of “defect” — an imperfection in a bodily system

despisedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspaɪzd/

treated with dislike or contempt

From this reading That "he was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:"

DissertationnounUS /ˌdɪsərˈteɪʃən/

a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

DOCTRINESnounUS /ˈdɑːktrənz/

plural of “doctrine” — a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

From this reading I SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading That our blessed Lord willingly left the glory of the Father, and was made man;

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

glorynounUS /ˈɡlɔːri/

a state of high honor

From this reading That our blessed Lord willingly left the glory of the Father, and was made man;

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

griefnounUS /ɡriːf/

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading That "he was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:"

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That "he was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

HolynounUS /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

JesusnounUS /ˈdʒiːzəs/

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading That our blessed Lord willingly left the glory of the Father, and was made man;

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading That our blessed Lord willingly left the glory of the Father, and was made man;

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading That our blessed Lord willingly left the glory of the Father, and was made man;

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading That "he was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:"

mercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

PassionsnounUS /ˈpæʃənz/

plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion

professedadjectiveUS /prəˈfest/

professing to be qualified

redemptionnounUS /rɪˈdempʃən/

(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

regardsnounUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdz/

plural of “regard” — (usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point

rejectedadjectiveUS /rɪˈdʒektɪd/

rebuffed (by a lover) without warning

From this reading That "he was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:"

ReligionnounUS /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

ReligiousadjectiveUS /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

SCRIPTUREnounUS /ˈskrɪptʃər/

the sacred writings of the Christian religions

From this reading I SCRIPTURE DOCTRINES.

SECTnounUS /sekt/

a subdivision of a larger religious group

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

SonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading That "he was despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:"

SpiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/

the vital principle or animating force within living things

SystemnounUS /ˈsɪstəm/

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading That our blessed Lord willingly left the glory of the Father, and was made man;

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/

in a willing manner

From this reading That our blessed Lord willingly left the glory of the Father, and was made man;

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading That "God so loved the world, as of his tender mercy to give his only Son Jesus Christ for our redemption:"

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