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... persons who unite with them a lively and steadfast faith , a devotional spirit , and a religious life ; but they have been stumbling - blocks to others , for whom alone I have endeavoured to surmount or remove them . The discussion of ...
... persons who unite with them a lively and steadfast faith , a devotional spirit , and a religious life ; but they have been stumbling - blocks to others , for whom alone I have endeavoured to surmount or remove them . The discussion of ...
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... person at the present day is supposed to have reached . The business of a lecturer upon the Evidences is to reason , and not to preach . I have endeavoured to show , that the fundamental doctrines of religion rest upon the same basis ...
... person at the present day is supposed to have reached . The business of a lecturer upon the Evidences is to reason , and not to preach . I have endeavoured to show , that the fundamental doctrines of religion rest upon the same basis ...
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... person must hold some opinions relative to each , and these opinions form two mutually dependent creeds , which may be , in a greater or less degree , peculiar to himself , and of which the action and reaction are so - nearly equal that ...
... person must hold some opinions relative to each , and these opinions form two mutually dependent creeds , which may be , in a greater or less degree , peculiar to himself , and of which the action and reaction are so - nearly equal that ...
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... person lives with whom they have not conversed . These contingent truths enter into all our inferences from the past , and all our cal- culations for the future ; man's life is guided by them , from the cradle to the grave . If it be ...
... person lives with whom they have not conversed . These contingent truths enter into all our inferences from the past , and all our cal- culations for the future ; man's life is guided by them , from the cradle to the grave . If it be ...
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... person or a madman , I demur ; here is a particular case , and all the attendant circumstances must be noted ; it seems necessary to inquire what are the motives for giving intelligence to such a person , and what will be the prob- able ...
... person or a madman , I demur ; here is a particular case , and all the attendant circumstances must be noted ; it seems necessary to inquire what are the motives for giving intelligence to such a person , and what will be the prob- able ...
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Abraham Tucker absolute abstract action admit agency animal antecedent appear appetites applied argument argument from design atheistic attributes believe benevolence body brute called causation character chemical affinity Christianity conceive conception conclusion conduct conscience consciousness consequences considered constitution creation Creator Deity direct distinct Divine doctrine Dugald Stewart duty earth effect efficient cause ence enjoyment evidence evil exertion existence experience external fact faculty faith happiness human ical idea induction infer infinite infinite series inquiry instance instinct intellect knowledge Lecture manifested mankind matter means ment metaphysical mind moral government moral universe motion motives Natural Religion natural theology necessary never object obligation observation organ origin outward peculiar perfect person phenomena philosophical physical science pleasure polytheism principles proof prove purpose question reason religious respect revelation sense skepticism soul Spinoza suppose theory things tion truth universe virtue whole wisdom