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... never been so convinced as some have been of the superiority of this degraded and pagan empire . Egypt " owed her splendour to strangers , rather than to her own vigorous and nourished intellect . " Scythia rivalled her in arms , Tyre ...
... never been so convinced as some have been of the superiority of this degraded and pagan empire . Egypt " owed her splendour to strangers , rather than to her own vigorous and nourished intellect . " Scythia rivalled her in arms , Tyre ...
Page 33
... never could be accounted for , but for the Mosaic history ; while a slight acquaintance with that history shows us how exactly it is accordant with the existing state of things both in the physical and moral creation . The history of ...
... never could be accounted for , but for the Mosaic history ; while a slight acquaintance with that history shows us how exactly it is accordant with the existing state of things both in the physical and moral creation . The history of ...
Page 38
... never lose sight of ; a cause to which they are always subservient ; principles which are developed with some new accession of strength and beauty on every page ; a Hero , not of mortal nature , whom they every where honour ; a deity ...
... never lose sight of ; a cause to which they are always subservient ; principles which are developed with some new accession of strength and beauty on every page ; a Hero , not of mortal nature , whom they every where honour ; a deity ...
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... never could have been of human in- vention . This great moral code deserves to stand at the head of all the Mosaic institutions , and through the people to whom it was originally proclaimed , to address its claims to all the nations of ...
... never could have been of human in- vention . This great moral code deserves to stand at the head of all the Mosaic institutions , and through the people to whom it was originally proclaimed , to address its claims to all the nations of ...
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... never more needed by the Hebrew nation than at the commencement of their political existence , just after they had escaped the servitude of Egypt . Cavillers at the political law of the Hebrews , seem to have lost sight of the very ...
... never more needed by the Hebrew nation than at the commencement of their political existence , just after they had escaped the servitude of Egypt . Cavillers at the political law of the Hebrews , seem to have lost sight of the very ...
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