Lectures, Delivered at Bowdoin College: And Occasional SermonsJoseph Griffin, 1822 - 411 páginas |
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... less night did he pass , on hearing , that any of them were vi- cious ; and often was his soul cast down , and disquieted within him , on observing little or no evidence of vital piety among them . But when the character of the students ...
... less night did he pass , on hearing , that any of them were vi- cious ; and often was his soul cast down , and disquieted within him , on observing little or no evidence of vital piety among them . But when the character of the students ...
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... less , than if it should be found , on inquiry , that gross ignorance on the subject had gener- ally prevailed in the world . As all religion is founded on our relation to a supreme intelligent Being , it is proper to begin our inquiry ...
... less , than if it should be found , on inquiry , that gross ignorance on the subject had gener- ally prevailed in the world . As all religion is founded on our relation to a supreme intelligent Being , it is proper to begin our inquiry ...
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... less reliance can be placed . It is not indeed necessary to conclude , that the ancient poets always believed what they wrote concerning the gods . But , that they both designed and expected , that others should believe it , I think ...
... less reliance can be placed . It is not indeed necessary to conclude , that the ancient poets always believed what they wrote concerning the gods . But , that they both designed and expected , that others should believe it , I think ...
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... less than that , which Christians yield to the sa- cred scriptures . And it must be considered , that this is not * You may imagine , says Lord Bacon what kind of faith theirs was , when the chief fathers and doctors of the church were ...
... less than that , which Christians yield to the sa- cred scriptures . And it must be considered , that this is not * You may imagine , says Lord Bacon what kind of faith theirs was , when the chief fathers and doctors of the church were ...
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... less true , that on other occasions , their language is exceedingly different . The same father of gods and men , who is repre- sented as grasping the thunder , and as governing the world's destiny , is acknowledged to have been once a ...
... less true , that on other occasions , their language is exceedingly different . The same father of gods and men , who is repre- sented as grasping the thunder , and as governing the world's destiny , is acknowledged to have been once a ...
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