 It is wonderful that five thousand years have now 'elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any person appearing after death. All argument is against it ; but all...  Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review - Page 1211869Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 526 pages
...the creation of «!/1tts. J ..... ,-tt L i;4i. the world, and st1ll 1t i? undec1ded whether or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any...appearing after death. All argument is against it ; but all belief is for it." He said, " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1816 - 500 pages
...thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any...appearing after death. All argument is against it; but all belief is for it." ' Literary Magazine, 1756, p. 37. * The following plausible, but over-prudent... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - 536 pages
...thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and -.nil it is undecided whether or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any...appearing after death. All argument is against it ; but all belief is fur it. He said, John Wesley's conversation if good, but he is never at leisure.... | |
 | England - 1840 - 876 pages
...thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any...appearing after death. All argument is against it, but all belief is for it." Is not all belief at least one argument ? I cannot but think it much less... | |
 | John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has been an instance of the spirit of any person appearing after death. All argument is against it; but all belief is for it." On the subject of our situation in a future state, he said, " The happiness... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 458 pages
...years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and siill it is undecided whether or not - there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any...appearing after death. All argument is against it ; but all belief is for it." He said, " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, James Boswell - Table-talk - 1825 - 370 pages
...have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has been an instance of the spirit of any person appearing after death. All argument is against it; but all belief is for it." On the subject of our situation in a future state, he said, " The happiness... | |
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 416 pages
...thousand years have now elapsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any...appearing after death. All argument is against it ; but all belief is for its." He said, " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never at leisure.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 pages
...thousand years have now e.upsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any person appearing after death. All argument is O}(ainst it, but all belief is for it." He said, " John AVesley's conversation is good, but he is never... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...thousand years have now c-apsed since the creation of the world, and still it is undecided whether or not there has ever been an instance of the spirit of any person appearing after death. All argument is ajrainst it, hut all belief is for it." He said, " John Wesley's conversation is good, but he is never... | |
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