The Analogy of Religion: Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Course of Nature, to which are Added to Brief Dissertations: 1.On Personal Identity. 2.On the Nature of Virtue. With an Account of the Character and Writings of the AuthorR. Carter & brothers, 1899 |
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... tion , it must be highly probable we shall survive it , if there be no ground to think death will be our destruction . Now , though I think it must be acknowledged , that prior to the natural and moral proofs of a future life commonly ...
... tion , it must be highly probable we shall survive it , if there be no ground to think death will be our destruction . Now , though I think it must be acknowledged , that prior to the natural and moral proofs of a future life commonly ...
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... tion and motion , suppose into a microscope or a staff ( I say any other kind of relation , for I am not speaking of the degree of it ) ; nor consequently is there any proba- bility , that the alienation or dissolution of these instru ...
... tion and motion , suppose into a microscope or a staff ( I say any other kind of relation , for I am not speaking of the degree of it ) ; nor consequently is there any proba- bility , that the alienation or dissolution of these instru ...
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... tion of their nature , before habits of virtue , are deficient , and in danger of deviating from what is right ; and there- fore stand in need of virtuous habits , for a security against this danger . For , together with the general ...
... tion of their nature , before habits of virtue , are deficient , and in danger of deviating from what is right ; and there- fore stand in need of virtuous habits , for a security against this danger . For , together with the general ...
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