A treatise on the nature and causes of doubt in religious questions [by D.B. Baker].1831 - Skepticism - 192 pages |
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Page ix
... given of the causes which either indispose for , or hinder the conviction from , an examination of that evidence , which , notwithstanding all its at- tendant difficulties , has been deemed conclu- sive by such multitudes of the acutest ...
... given of the causes which either indispose for , or hinder the conviction from , an examination of that evidence , which , notwithstanding all its at- tendant difficulties , has been deemed conclu- sive by such multitudes of the acutest ...
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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... given me a clear conception , and an unclouded demonstration , that it is obligatory ! While there remain so many opposing cir- cumstances , in the midst of such conflict , I cannot believe . " Every thoughtful student has experienced ...
... given me a clear conception , and an unclouded demonstration , that it is obligatory ! While there remain so many opposing cir- cumstances , in the midst of such conflict , I cannot believe . " Every thoughtful student has experienced ...
Page 12
... given , why one may not be in a state of moral probation with regard to the exercise of our faculties upon the subject of religion , as we are with regard to our behaviour on com- mon affairs . And thus , that religion is not ...
... given , why one may not be in a state of moral probation with regard to the exercise of our faculties upon the subject of religion , as we are with regard to our behaviour on com- mon affairs . And thus , that religion is not ...
Page 38
... given toe the system of Christianity or religion in general , to be supposable and cre- dible ; this ought , in all reason , to beget a serious practical apprehension that it may be true . Such apprehension ought to turn men's eyes to ...
... given toe the system of Christianity or religion in general , to be supposable and cre- dible ; this ought , in all reason , to beget a serious practical apprehension that it may be true . Such apprehension ought to turn men's eyes to ...
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