The semi-sceptic; or, The common sense of religion considered |
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... persons , particularly among the professional classes of life , who are in the habit of regarding religion with much indiffer- ence , and perhaps disdain . And , as this habit is not the result of carelessness or inattention , but is ...
... persons , particularly among the professional classes of life , who are in the habit of regarding religion with much indiffer- ence , and perhaps disdain . And , as this habit is not the result of carelessness or inattention , but is ...
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... person would think it worth his while at least to exa- mine , are thrown aside because of ancient date , and with a Frenchman , therefore , of no avail . The arguments drawn from anatomy or physio- logy , from mineralogical studies or ...
... person would think it worth his while at least to exa- mine , are thrown aside because of ancient date , and with a Frenchman , therefore , of no avail . The arguments drawn from anatomy or physio- logy , from mineralogical studies or ...
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... persons as enquire only after these things as a plausible method of combining amusement and instruction , are for the most part deficient not only in the in- dustry and perseverance requisite for this pur- pose ; but however well fitted ...
... persons as enquire only after these things as a plausible method of combining amusement and instruction , are for the most part deficient not only in the in- dustry and perseverance requisite for this pur- pose ; but however well fitted ...
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... persons of respectability and character who eulogise morality , and believe there is a God ; but , as for all the rest which appertains to religion , they neither feel an interest in its doctrinal precepts , nor a con- viction of their ...
... persons of respectability and character who eulogise morality , and believe there is a God ; but , as for all the rest which appertains to religion , they neither feel an interest in its doctrinal precepts , nor a con- viction of their ...
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... persons the study of the higher points of our religion , and an acquaintance with the great scheme of the Christian covenant ; an enlargement of their views with regard to the ways of Providence and the moral constitution of mankind ...
... persons the study of the higher points of our religion , and an acquaintance with the great scheme of the Christian covenant ; an enlargement of their views with regard to the ways of Providence and the moral constitution of mankind ...
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The Semi-sceptic; Or, The Common Sense of Religion Considered John Thomas James (D.D., Bishop of Calcutta, 1786-1829.) Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1825 |
The Semi-Sceptic; Or, the Common Sense of Religion Considered John Thomas James (bp of Calcutta ) Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 2020 |
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Side 80 - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily , therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Side 289 - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Side 36 - And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Side 267 - THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled of the word of life ; (for the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us...
Side 290 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Side 151 - There wanted yet the master-work, the end Of all yet done; a creature, who, not prone • And brute as other creatures, but endued With sanctity of reason, might erect His stature, and upright with front serene Govern the rest, self-knowing; and from thence Magnanimous to correspond with Heaven...
Side 43 - Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me man ? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me...
Side 37 - If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
Side 322 - European friends, that the superstitious practices which deform the Hindoo religion have nothing to do with the pure spirit of its dictates!
Side 289 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth : and it was so.