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 2 |
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... which attributes eternity to the universe , and a necessary emanation of it from the first cause , as light comes from the sun ; for if so , as Maimonides well observes , II . Maimon . C. 25 . the whole religion 2 ORIGINES SACRĈ .
... which attributes eternity to the universe , and a necessary emanation of it from the first cause , as light comes from the sun ; for if so , as Maimonides well observes , II . Maimon . C. 25 . the whole religion 2 ORIGINES SACRĈ .
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C. 25 . the whole religion of Moses is overthrown , all his CHAP . miracles are but impostures , all the hopes which are grounded on the promises of God are vain and fruit- More Nevoch . p . ii . less . For if the world did of necessity ...
C. 25 . the whole religion of Moses is overthrown , all his CHAP . miracles are but impostures , all the hopes which are grounded on the promises of God are vain and fruit- More Nevoch . p . ii . less . For if the world did of necessity ...
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... of which we have already given a large account , yet they were more faithful in the account they gave of the origin of the whole universe . For it appears from Diogenes Laertius , that the Egyptians did conDiog .
... of which we have already given a large account , yet they were more faithful in the account they gave of the origin of the whole universe . For it appears from Diogenes Laertius , that the Egyptians did conDiog .
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We cannot then , neither ought we , to determine any thing concerning the particular ways of God's bounty towards the whole universe , or any part of it , any further than God himself hath declared it to us . Now we see the world exists ...
We cannot then , neither ought we , to determine any thing concerning the particular ways of God's bounty towards the whole universe , or any part of it , any further than God himself hath declared it to us . Now we see the world exists ...
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It might be sufficient prejudice against this opinion , that it was built on the same infirm conclusions which that of the eternity of the whole world was , viz . that maxim which Lipsius attributes to Democritus , but was embraced by ...
It might be sufficient prejudice against this opinion , that it was built on the same infirm conclusions which that of the eternity of the whole world was , viz . that maxim which Lipsius attributes to Democritus , but was embraced by ...
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