Thoughts on Religion & Other Subjects [with Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month & Prayers by Fénelon.].1846 - 283 pages |
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... forbidden , to embrace the hope of eternal rewards , that it is impossible for us to proceed with judgment and discretion , otherwise than as we keep this point always in view , which ought to be 2 THOUGHTS ON RELIGION .
... forbidden , to embrace the hope of eternal rewards , that it is impossible for us to proceed with judgment and discretion , otherwise than as we keep this point always in view , which ought to be 2 THOUGHTS ON RELIGION .
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... eternal condition of happiness , or misery , or into a state of annihilation . Between us and one of these three great states , no barrier is interposed , but life , the most brittle thing in all nature ; and the happiness of heaven ...
... eternal condition of happiness , or misery , or into a state of annihilation . Between us and one of these three great states , no barrier is interposed , but life , the most brittle thing in all nature ; and the happiness of heaven ...
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... eternal issue of my future condition . " In truth it is a glory to religion to have so unreason- able men for its professed enemies ; and their opposition is of so little danger , that it serves to illustrate the prin- cipal truths ...
... eternal issue of my future condition . " In truth it is a glory to religion to have so unreason- able men for its professed enemies ; and their opposition is of so little danger , that it serves to illustrate the prin- cipal truths ...
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... eternal promises : no man is so great a coward , as he that acts in defiance against heaven . Let them therefore leave these impie- ties to those who are born with so unhappy a judgment , as to be capable of entertaining them in earnest ...
... eternal promises : no man is so great a coward , as he that acts in defiance against heaven . Let them therefore leave these impie- ties to those who are born with so unhappy a judgment , as to be capable of entertaining them in earnest ...
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... eternal recompense which he was prepar- ng for them . The Greeks and Romans introduced a new multi- tude of fictitious deities ; the poets advanced their repug- nant systems of theology ; the philosophers broke out into a thousand ...
... eternal recompense which he was prepar- ng for them . The Greeks and Romans introduced a new multi- tude of fictitious deities ; the poets advanced their repug- nant systems of theology ; the philosophers broke out into a thousand ...
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