Origines Sacrae Or a Rational Account of the Grounds of Natural and Revealed Religion: To which is Added Part of Another Book Upon the Same Subject, Left Unfinished by the Author : Together with a Letter to a Deist, Volume 1 |
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... ? What certain direc- tions for practice should we have , what rule to judge of opinions by , had not God out of his infinite goodness provided and preserved this authentic instrument of his will to a 4 EPISTLE DEDICATORY . vii.
... ? What certain direc- tions for practice should we have , what rule to judge of opinions by , had not God out of his infinite goodness provided and preserved this authentic instrument of his will to a 4 EPISTLE DEDICATORY . vii.
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... the favour then I shall request of thee is , to read seriously , and judge impartially ; and then I doubt not but thou wilt see as much reason for religion as I do , CONTENTS OF VOL . I. BOOK I. CHAP . I. PREFACE TO THE READER . xiii.
... the favour then I shall request of thee is , to read seriously , and judge impartially ; and then I doubt not but thou wilt see as much reason for religion as I do , CONTENTS OF VOL . I. BOOK I. CHAP . I. PREFACE TO THE READER . xiii.
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... judge true miracles from false . 1. True Divine miracles are wrought to confirm a Divine testimony . V. No miracles neces- sary for the certain conveyance of a Divine testimony : proved from the evidences that the Scriptures could not ...
... judge true miracles from false . 1. True Divine miracles are wrought to confirm a Divine testimony . V. No miracles neces- sary for the certain conveyance of a Divine testimony : proved from the evidences that the Scriptures could not ...
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... judge by , concerning the due and suitable perfections of human nature . IV . But we need not have run so far back as the first man , to evince the knowledge of truth to be the most natural perfection of the soul of man ; for even among ...
... judge by , concerning the due and suitable perfections of human nature . IV . But we need not have run so far back as the first man , to evince the knowledge of truth to be the most natural perfection of the soul of man ; for even among ...
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... judge by , there are few that can put a difference between a mere phantasm and a real truth . Of which these rational accounts may be given , viz . why so few pretenders to knowledge do light on truth . First , Want of an impartial ...
... judge by , there are few that can put a difference between a mere phantasm and a real truth . Of which these rational accounts may be given , viz . why so few pretenders to knowledge do light on truth . First , Want of an impartial ...
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