The semi-sceptic; or, The common sense of religion considered |
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... not have leisure enough to examine the subject for themselves with that attention which it requires . In this work are given the ideas which have proved satisfactory to my own mind — if they should become equally so to others , the end of.
... not have leisure enough to examine the subject for themselves with that attention which it requires . In this work are given the ideas which have proved satisfactory to my own mind — if they should become equally so to others , the end of.
Page v
... examined ? Be the discussion wise or unwise , be it right or wrong , I can only assert , that whether such subjects shall be agitated or not , is not a point that is left to our decision : investigations of this sort have again and ...
... examined ? Be the discussion wise or unwise , be it right or wrong , I can only assert , that whether such subjects shall be agitated or not , is not a point that is left to our decision : investigations of this sort have again and ...
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... examine the nature of religion in a general view , or to enquire wherefore it is necessary to man ; it will be requisite to touch upon a few questions of the modern philosophers which stand in the way , and which will be found to ...
... examine the nature of religion in a general view , or to enquire wherefore it is necessary to man ; it will be requisite to touch upon a few questions of the modern philosophers which stand in the way , and which will be found to ...
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... examine the matter a little deeper than the argument contained swer , * It might have been added , that Milton gives to Adam the good sense to correct himself on this subject a few lines below , and to acknowledge the justice of the ...
... examine the matter a little deeper than the argument contained swer , * It might have been added , that Milton gives to Adam the good sense to correct himself on this subject a few lines below , and to acknowledge the justice of the ...
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... Examine man as a moral creature , you see impulse of passion on the one side and the restraint of reason on the other , the desire of vice and love of virtue ; in other words the struggle between good and evil , or their compensations ...
... Examine man as a moral creature , you see impulse of passion on the one side and the restraint of reason on the other , the desire of vice and love of virtue ; in other words the struggle between good and evil , or their compensations ...
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