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... assumes that there is a God . It demands our fullest confidence , on the ground of being His message ; and conse- quently assumes that He is " not a man that He should lie , " but One whose word may be trusted to the uttermost . It ...
... assumes that there is a God . It demands our fullest confidence , on the ground of being His message ; and conse- quently assumes that He is " not a man that He should lie , " but One whose word may be trusted to the uttermost . It ...
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... assume , and could not but assume , that God is , and that He is all - powerful , perfectly wise , and perfectly holy . They do not prove this , but refer us to the world and our own hearts for the means and materials of proof . They ...
... assume , and could not but assume , that God is , and that He is all - powerful , perfectly wise , and perfectly holy . They do not prove this , but refer us to the world and our own hearts for the means and materials of proof . They ...
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... assumed by so many of the representatives of science towards . religion has been very generally exchanged for one of aggression or defence . The number of them who seem to think themselves bound to publish to the world confessions of ...
... assumed by so many of the representatives of science towards . religion has been very generally exchanged for one of aggression or defence . The number of them who seem to think themselves bound to publish to the world confessions of ...
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... assuming our opponents to be wicked , why should we not assume them at once to be wrong , and so spare ourselves the trouble of arguing with them ? It will be better to begin by assuming only what no one will question - namely , that it ...
... assuming our opponents to be wicked , why should we not assume them at once to be wrong , and so spare ourselves the trouble of arguing with them ? It will be better to begin by assuming only what no one will question - namely , that it ...
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... assumes is that of one who has grown ashamed of his origin . It does not in the least follow that we are to regard theism as merely or even mainly a tradi- tion as a doctrine received simply on authority , and transmitted from age to ...
... assumes is that of one who has grown ashamed of his origin . It does not in the least follow that we are to regard theism as merely or even mainly a tradi- tion as a doctrine received simply on authority , and transmitted from age to ...
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Page 176 - When he established the clouds above : When he strengthened the fountains of the deep : When he gave to the sea his decree, That the waters should not pass his commandment: When he appointed the foundations of the earth : 235 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him : And I was daily his delight, Rejoicing always before him ; Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth ; And my delights were with the sons of men.
Page 414 - With quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary intercourse of daily life, Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb Our cheerful faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings.
Page 312 - O May I Join The Choir Invisible! O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence...
Page 227 - He, that has light within his own clear breast, May sit in the centre, and enjoy bright day: But he, that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun; Himself is his own dungeon.