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... beginning and the end of this process . Thousands of years ago there were men who said as plainly as could be done or de- sired that God was omnipotent ; but surely every one who believes in God will acknowledge , that the discoveries ...
... beginning and the end of this process . Thousands of years ago there were men who said as plainly as could be done or de- sired that God was omnipotent ; but surely every one who believes in God will acknowledge , that the discoveries ...
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... beginning to end a conspicuous contradiction of it . If all men have the spiritual power of directly beholding their Creator - have an immediate vision of God- how happens it that whole nations believe in the most absurd and monstrous ...
... beginning to end a conspicuous contradiction of it . If all men have the spiritual power of directly beholding their Creator - have an immediate vision of God- how happens it that whole nations believe in the most absurd and monstrous ...
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... beginning should also have a cause or not , but for what rea- son we pronounce it necessary . He assumed that we pronounce it necessary , and his elaborate in- vestigation into the nature of causation was un- dertaken expressly and ...
... beginning should also have a cause or not , but for what rea- son we pronounce it necessary . He assumed that we pronounce it necessary , and his elaborate in- vestigation into the nature of causation was un- dertaken expressly and ...
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... beginning , and the only valid proof of that which reason can hope to find must be derived from the examination of the universe itself . What , then , is the result of such an examination ? An absolute certainty that all the things ...
... beginning , and the only valid proof of that which reason can hope to find must be derived from the examination of the universe itself . What , then , is the result of such an examination ? An absolute certainty that all the things ...
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... beginning , that the most powerful , penetrating , and delicate instruments devised to assist our senses reach no cause which is not obviously also an effect . The progress of science has not more convincingly and completely disproved ...
... beginning , that the most powerful , penetrating , and delicate instruments devised to assist our senses reach no cause which is not obviously also an effect . The progress of science has not more convincingly and completely disproved ...
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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.