Creeds of the day; or, Collated opinions of reputable thinkers, 3 series of letters, Volumen1 |
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Página 13
The preservation of authenticity was entirely in the hands of the scribes . When
Ezra returned to Judea in 478 B . C . , his object was to restore the law of Moses ;
which seems somewhat unaccountably to have fallen , during the sixty or seventy
...
The preservation of authenticity was entirely in the hands of the scribes . When
Ezra returned to Judea in 478 B . C . , his object was to restore the law of Moses ;
which seems somewhat unaccountably to have fallen , during the sixty or seventy
...
Página 34
The credibility of miracles rests entirely on the balance of evidence . But there is a
fitness in things : and most of us are disposed ( however inconsistently ) to make
this fitness the standard of credibility . The miracle must bear a suitable relation ...
The credibility of miracles rests entirely on the balance of evidence . But there is a
fitness in things : and most of us are disposed ( however inconsistently ) to make
this fitness the standard of credibility . The miracle must bear a suitable relation ...
Página 68
Yet we are entitled to assume that the simplest and most useful arts would not be
entirely lost . We should not expect to find , for instance , that when the fire - drill
had once been invented , men would forget the use of the cord and come to twirl
...
Yet we are entitled to assume that the simplest and most useful arts would not be
entirely lost . We should not expect to find , for instance , that when the fire - drill
had once been invented , men would forget the use of the cord and come to twirl
...
Página 78
But unless we entirely subject our knowledge to our imagination , or cling blindly
to the degeneration dogma , the above theory would seem to break down from
inherent weakness . There is , however , so much palpable truth in what
Professor ...
But unless we entirely subject our knowledge to our imagination , or cling blindly
to the degeneration dogma , the above theory would seem to break down from
inherent weakness . There is , however , so much palpable truth in what
Professor ...
Página 90
... in various parts of the world ) , I incline to think that , unless in overwhelming
numbers , savages , from shyness or suspicion , or from whatever cause ,
simulate and dissimulate before strangers in such a way as entirely to mislead
them .
... in various parts of the world ) , I incline to think that , unless in overwhelming
numbers , savages , from shyness or suspicion , or from whatever cause ,
simulate and dissimulate before strangers in such a way as entirely to mislead
them .
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Página 40 - And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so (22:19-22).
Página 26 - And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month : in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains scon.
Página 27 - And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
Página 41 - And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, "Go up, thou bald head...
Página 42 - And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
Página 20 - For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls : for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
Página 22 - For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of 'Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices : but this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people : and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
Página 216 - The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally true; by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate, as equally useful.
Página 21 - To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto Me ? saith the LORD : I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
Página 231 - ... why select so minute, so weak, so bounded a principle as the reason and design of animals is found to be upon this planet? What peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call thought, that we must thus make it the model of the whole universe?