A vindication of the religious opinions of the higher classes in this country: in letters to W. Wilberforce upon his Practical view of the prevailing religious system of the same. By one of the arraigned [signing himself Objector]. |
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... several pages ; next to make , with apparent liberality , a total concession of the only point really in question : and after this , to 9 resume the original argument , assuming the conceded point as PREFATORY LETTER .
... several pages ; next to make , with apparent liberality , a total concession of the only point really in question : and after this , to 9 resume the original argument , assuming the conceded point as PREFATORY LETTER .
Page 6
... question be personal between us , I should admit myself to be guilty of want of respect towards you in doing so , even though my bearings , if revealed , would be all unworthy of your notice . As it is , my cause would gain nothing from ...
... question be personal between us , I should admit myself to be guilty of want of respect towards you in doing so , even though my bearings , if revealed , would be all unworthy of your notice . As it is , my cause would gain nothing from ...
Page 8
... question of pruning . We , perhaps , may prune too closely , but if you force and prune not , your vine , though more showy , will ultimately bear less good fruit than even ours . These things , Sir , appear to me to form 8 INTRODUCTORY ...
... question of pruning . We , perhaps , may prune too closely , but if you force and prune not , your vine , though more showy , will ultimately bear less good fruit than even ours . These things , Sir , appear to me to form 8 INTRODUCTORY ...
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... question , " What is the cause of such general depravity ? " we should say , " The frailty and infirmity of human nature , " will you deny it ? are we not frail and infirm ? or will you contend , that because we say " frailty and ...
... question , " What is the cause of such general depravity ? " we should say , " The frailty and infirmity of human nature , " will you deny it ? are we not frail and infirm ? or will you contend , that because we say " frailty and ...
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... his depravity , we must not forget that there is a con- trary side of the question , or hastily decide that God was altogether driven from his creation , be- cause it is easier to collect vices than virtues from 32 LETTER II .
... his depravity , we must not forget that there is a con- trary side of the question , or hastily decide that God was altogether driven from his creation , be- cause it is easier to collect vices than virtues from 32 LETTER II .
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