Quote#God & Faith
In this awfully stupendous manner (at which reason stands aghast, and…
Quote byRichard Hurd · 1720–1808
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sermon XXX. Preached 19 December 1773, quoted in The Works of Richard Hurd, D.D. Lord Bishop of Worcester, Vol. VII (1811), p. 23.
English (original)
In this awfully stupendous manner (at which reason stands aghast, and faith herself is half confounded), was the grace of God to man, at length, manifested: and thus it is, when we come a little to unfold the record, or testimony of the Gospel, that God hath given to us eternal life; and that this life is in his Son.
— Richard Hurd
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