Sermons on Various Subjects, Volume 2Rivington, 1825 |
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... truths of the religion it had embraced , but now in parti- cular excited by sentiments of the warmest friendship for the person whom he addressed ; by a sense , as it should seem , of responsibility for his conduct , and by the most ...
... truths of the religion it had embraced , but now in parti- cular excited by sentiments of the warmest friendship for the person whom he addressed ; by a sense , as it should seem , of responsibility for his conduct , and by the most ...
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... but loses the source and prin- ciple of his own enjoyment . These being truths drawn from experience , we are authorized to teach what is their necessary result-- that it is incumbent upon every man , who is. 6 SERMONS .
... but loses the source and prin- ciple of his own enjoyment . These being truths drawn from experience , we are authorized to teach what is their necessary result-- that it is incumbent upon every man , who is. 6 SERMONS .
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... truth alone is immutable , might it not be added that nothing but learning is permanent ? The writings of Greece have long survived every place which they commemorate . We have Homer in our hands - we seek in vain for Troy . The ...
... truth alone is immutable , might it not be added that nothing but learning is permanent ? The writings of Greece have long survived every place which they commemorate . We have Homer in our hands - we seek in vain for Troy . The ...
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... ; I will add , none in which alacrity of spirits is better sustained . Few things are more exhilara- ting than the successful investigation of an important truth : or even where probability alone is attainable ,. 12 SERMONS .
... ; I will add , none in which alacrity of spirits is better sustained . Few things are more exhilara- ting than the successful investigation of an important truth : or even where probability alone is attainable ,. 12 SERMONS .
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William Paley. truth : or even where probability alone is attainable , the discovery or prosecution of a just argument is an employment always grateful to a sound and cultivated understanding . It seems scarcely necessary that we should ...
William Paley. truth : or even where probability alone is attainable , the discovery or prosecution of a just argument is an employment always grateful to a sound and cultivated understanding . It seems scarcely necessary that we should ...
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