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... tion of the human 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 ...
... tion of the human 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 ...
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... tion of the divine will to mankind ; is there not some strong presumption in favour of the idea that it was the first written language ? Notwithstanding the efforts of the infidels of Ger- many , who have endeavored to show that ...
... tion of the divine will to mankind ; is there not some strong presumption in favour of the idea that it was the first written language ? Notwithstanding the efforts of the infidels of Ger- many , who have endeavored to show that ...
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... tion of Milton as he " combined image with image in lofty gradation , " have thought that they discovered the indebtedness of these writers to the poetry of the ⚫ Old Testament . But how much more sublime is Isaiah , than Milton ! How ...
... tion of Milton as he " combined image with image in lofty gradation , " have thought that they discovered the indebtedness of these writers to the poetry of the ⚫ Old Testament . But how much more sublime is Isaiah , than Milton ! How ...
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... tion to obedience , the foundation , or principle , is the happiness of those to whom the rule is directed . " Salus populi suprema lex . " None will doubt that the goodness of all laws depends upon their intrinsic rectitude and ...
... tion to obedience , the foundation , or principle , is the happiness of those to whom the rule is directed . " Salus populi suprema lex . " None will doubt that the goodness of all laws depends upon their intrinsic rectitude and ...
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... tion to quarrel about the probable fault , and to prevent a litigation ; and this is a cardinal object of all wise governments . Exod . xxi . 33-35 . The doctrine of restitution in the cases of theft , of the difference in the degree of ...
... tion to quarrel about the probable fault , and to prevent a litigation ; and this is a cardinal object of all wise governments . Exod . xxi . 33-35 . The doctrine of restitution in the cases of theft , of the difference in the degree of ...
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