A treatise on the nature and causes of doubt in religious questions [by D.B. Baker].1831 - Skepticism - 192 pages |
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... desires is , rather , to act as pioneer through the various difficulties which obstruct a free approach to that coun- try , which is described , when reached , to be so tranquil and superior . Feeling deeply for the pain of that state ...
... desires is , rather , to act as pioneer through the various difficulties which obstruct a free approach to that coun- try , which is described , when reached , to be so tranquil and superior . Feeling deeply for the pain of that state ...
Page xii
... , it is the humble desire of the author to be made the instrument of helping to confer on many . To * See letter , given at length , Appendix , ii . increase the fund of human happiness has been his sanguine xii PREFACE .
... , it is the humble desire of the author to be made the instrument of helping to confer on many . To * See letter , given at length , Appendix , ii . increase the fund of human happiness has been his sanguine xii PREFACE .
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... desire of originality ; an almost universal scepticism ; and an absence of that continual reverence and humility which , on the supposition of a presiding Deity are due to Him ; are , frames of mind , too common to be met with , to be ...
... desire of originality ; an almost universal scepticism ; and an absence of that continual reverence and humility which , on the supposition of a presiding Deity are due to Him ; are , frames of mind , too common to be met with , to be ...
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... desire of instruction ; it is impossible altogether to forget the frequently quoted warnings of Pope and Bacon , on the peril of a " little learning . " Truly it is too much , with the former , to insist , " Drink deep , or taste NOT ...
... desire of instruction ; it is impossible altogether to forget the frequently quoted warnings of Pope and Bacon , on the peril of a " little learning . " Truly it is too much , with the former , to insist , " Drink deep , or taste NOT ...
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... desire above mentioned ? The following remarks , from the pen of an eloquent writer , with especial reference to the Humes , the Voltaires , the Gibbons , the * Gibbon , for instance . See Appendix , vii . + See Appendix , vi . D ...
... desire above mentioned ? The following remarks , from the pen of an eloquent writer , with especial reference to the Humes , the Voltaires , the Gibbons , the * Gibbon , for instance . See Appendix , vii . + See Appendix , vi . D ...
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