A treatise on the nature and causes of doubt in religious questions [by D.B. Baker].1831 - Skepticism - 192 pages |
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... knowledge , usually denominated , that of pro- bable evidence . Not to imply as the profound Dugald Stewart so well observes " Not to imply any deficiency in the proof , but only to mark the particular nature of that proof , as ...
... knowledge , usually denominated , that of pro- bable evidence . Not to imply as the profound Dugald Stewart so well observes " Not to imply any deficiency in the proof , but only to mark the particular nature of that proof , as ...
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... ch . 6 , " on want of universality in knowledge and reception of Christianity , and of greater clearness in the evidence . " 66 Gambier , on Moral Evidence , " & c . & c . The passage I allude to , is from Lord King's 14 RELIGIOUS DOUBT .
... ch . 6 , " on want of universality in knowledge and reception of Christianity , and of greater clearness in the evidence . " 66 Gambier , on Moral Evidence , " & c . & c . The passage I allude to , is from Lord King's 14 RELIGIOUS DOUBT .
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... knowledge which may direct us thither , is certainly so too ; so that , this , is , without peradventure , the study , that ought to take , the first and chiefest place in our thoughts . " " " * And again , hear the same great ...
... knowledge which may direct us thither , is certainly so too ; so that , this , is , without peradventure , the study , that ought to take , the first and chiefest place in our thoughts . " " " * And again , hear the same great ...
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... knowledge with as much diligence as they often do to a great many other things that are useless . " I have already spoken of the immense value of the writings of Butler , to men of a philo- sophical cast of mind , in their examination ...
... knowledge with as much diligence as they often do to a great many other things that are useless . " I have already spoken of the immense value of the writings of Butler , to men of a philo- sophical cast of mind , in their examination ...
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... knowledge we are not capable with respect to any one thing in nature ) ; but capable of seeing that the proof is not lost in these difficulties , nor destroyed by these objections . But then , a thorough examination into religion , with ...
... knowledge we are not capable with respect to any one thing in nature ) ; but capable of seeing that the proof is not lost in these difficulties , nor destroyed by these objections . But then , a thorough examination into religion , with ...
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