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... mind , What had the con- dition of the world now been , had no supernatural revelation ever been imparted to men ? The design of these lectures , my young friends , is to call your attention to the Bible , and to exalt and honour , in 7 ...
... mind , What had the con- dition of the world now been , had no supernatural revelation ever been imparted to men ? The design of these lectures , my young friends , is to call your attention to the Bible , and to exalt and honour , in 7 ...
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... mind ? We look for greatness in all the works of God . We gaze upon the exterior universe , and exclaim with the Psalmist , " Marvellous are thy works , Lord God Almighty ; in wisdom hast thou made them all ! " We expect a supernatural ...
... mind ? We look for greatness in all the works of God . We gaze upon the exterior universe , and exclaim with the Psalmist , " Marvellous are thy works , Lord God Almighty ; in wisdom hast thou made them all ! " We expect a supernatural ...
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... mind is such , that it admits of no addition from a supernatural revelation . I cannot but hope that the presumption and preposterousness of this remark will appear in the following pages . It is not surprising that a deist should ...
... mind is such , that it admits of no addition from a supernatural revelation . I cannot but hope that the presumption and preposterousness of this remark will appear in the following pages . It is not surprising that a deist should ...
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... mind must of necessity be confined within a very narrow and limited range . His most immedi- ate wants , the play of various passions , and perhaps an imperfect and incoherent narrative might be indi- cated by signs and the expression ...
... mind must of necessity be confined within a very narrow and limited range . His most immedi- ate wants , the play of various passions , and perhaps an imperfect and incoherent narrative might be indi- cated by signs and the expression ...
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... mind so capacious , strong , and penetrating , that he was be- fore his apostacy , the greatest , as well as the best of men and yet , must this " noblest work of God " have been , very imperfect without speech . Nor is it easy to see ...
... mind so capacious , strong , and penetrating , that he was be- fore his apostacy , the greatest , as well as the best of men and yet , must this " noblest work of God " have been , very imperfect without speech . Nor is it easy to see ...
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