Origines Sacrae: Or, A Rational Account of the Grounds of Natural and Revealed Religion ... Together with a Letter to a Deist, Volume 1The University Press, 1836 - Apologetics |
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Page iii
... present which God could bestow , or man receive , ( ac- cording to that of Plutarch , Ὡς οὐθὲν ἀνθρώπῳ λαβεῖν Plutarch . μεῖζον , ἢ χαρίζεσθαι Θεῷ σεμνότερον ἀληθείας , ) then certainly Osir . those truths deserve our most ready ...
... present which God could bestow , or man receive , ( ac- cording to that of Plutarch , Ὡς οὐθὲν ἀνθρώπῳ λαβεῖν Plutarch . μεῖζον , ἢ χαρίζεσθαι Θεῷ σεμνότερον ἀληθείας , ) then certainly Osir . those truths deserve our most ready ...
Page ix
... present address . But I may sooner hope for your pardon in it , than if I had spent so much paper after the usual manner of dedications , in representing you to yourself or the world . Sir , I know you have too much of that I have been ...
... present address . But I may sooner hope for your pardon in it , than if I had spent so much paper after the usual manner of dedications , in representing you to yourself or the world . Sir , I know you have too much of that I have been ...
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... present temper of this age , than what is already written by them , thou hadst not been troubled with this Preface , much less with the whole book . But as the tempers and geniuses of ages and times alter , so do the arms and weapons ...
... present temper of this age , than what is already written by them , thou hadst not been troubled with this Preface , much less with the whole book . But as the tempers and geniuses of ages and times alter , so do the arms and weapons ...
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... present miracle . 2. When the things foretold exceed the probability of second causes . VI . 3. When confirmed by God's oath . VII . 4. When the blessings foretold are purely spiritual . VIII . Three rules for interpreting the pro ...
... present miracle . 2. When the things foretold exceed the probability of second causes . VI . 3. When confirmed by God's oath . VII . 4. When the blessings foretold are purely spiritual . VIII . Three rules for interpreting the pro ...
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... present ruins of human nature , we may find some such noble and generous spirits , that discern so much beauty in the face of truth , that to such as should inquire what they find so attractive in it , their answer would be the same ...
... present ruins of human nature , we may find some such noble and generous spirits , that discern so much beauty in the face of truth , that to such as should inquire what they find so attractive in it , their answer would be the same ...
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