Thoughts on Religion & Other Subjects [with Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month & Prayers by Fénelon.].1846 - 283 pages |
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... means incredible , that God should unite himself to us , 27 V. The Submission and Use of Reason , VI . Faith without reasoning , . 29 30- VII . That there is more Advantage in believing than in disbelieving the Doctrines of Christianity ...
... means incredible , that God should unite himself to us , 27 V. The Submission and Use of Reason , VI . Faith without reasoning , . 29 30- VII . That there is more Advantage in believing than in disbelieving the Doctrines of Christianity ...
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... means of information , even those which the church recommends , without satisfac- tion . Did they express themselves thus , they would in- deed attack religion in one of its chief pretensions : but I hope to show , in the following ...
... means of information , even those which the church recommends , without satisfac- tion . Did they express themselves thus , they would in- deed attack religion in one of its chief pretensions : but I hope to show , in the following ...
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... mean and ungrateful , the low opinion which men natu- rally entertain of their own condition . Others , well knowing the unhappy effects of his baseness and misery , have exposed , as ridiculously vain , those notions of grandeur ...
... mean and ungrateful , the low opinion which men natu- rally entertain of their own condition . Others , well knowing the unhappy effects of his baseness and misery , have exposed , as ridiculously vain , those notions of grandeur ...
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... means , either the law of Moses , or that of the Messias , which is prefigured , should always continue upon earth ; and in fact , there has been such a continu- ance to our days . Jesus Christ came agreeably to all the circumstances of ...
... means , either the law of Moses , or that of the Messias , which is prefigured , should always continue upon earth ; and in fact , there has been such a continu- ance to our days . Jesus Christ came agreeably to all the circumstances of ...
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... means of such a knowledge . To perform this , is the office , and the very essence of Christianity , On this subject let men examine the order and econo- C my of the world , and let them see , THOUGHTS ON RELIGION . 17.
... means of such a knowledge . To perform this , is the office , and the very essence of Christianity , On this subject let men examine the order and econo- C my of the world , and let them see , THOUGHTS ON RELIGION . 17.
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