Thoughts on Religion & Other Subjects [with Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month & Prayers by Fénelon.].1846 - 283 pages |
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... prophecies being thus once ac- complished , the Messias is for ever demonstrated . * That religion , which alone is contrary to our nature , in its present estate , which declares war against all our pleasures and inclinations , and ...
... prophecies being thus once ac- complished , the Messias is for ever demonstrated . * That religion , which alone is contrary to our nature , in its present estate , which declares war against all our pleasures and inclinations , and ...
Page 31
... prophecies , or of the like evidences , do yet judge of their religion no less than the masters of that knowledge . They judge of it by the heart , as others judge by the understanding . God inclines their heart Pari to faith , and his ...
... prophecies , or of the like evidences , do yet judge of their religion no less than the masters of that knowledge . They judge of it by the heart , as others judge by the understanding . God inclines their heart Pari to faith , and his ...
Page 49
... prophecies should precede his appearance , and should remain in the custody of un- suspected persons , such as were eminent for diligence and fidelity , and , above all , for zeal , and such as were remarkably known to the rest of ...
... prophecies should precede his appearance , and should remain in the custody of un- suspected persons , such as were eminent for diligence and fidelity , and , above all , for zeal , and such as were remarkably known to the rest of ...
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... prophecies were conceived with a double sense , a remote and spiritual , to which this people were strongly averse , under an obvious and car- nal , to which they were eagerly inclined , - -seems to have been this : had the spiritual ...
... prophecies were conceived with a double sense , a remote and spiritual , to which this people were strongly averse , under an obvious and car- nal , to which they were eagerly inclined , - -seems to have been this : had the spiritual ...
Page 52
... prophecies . * The Jews were in possession of miracles which they had seen performed , and of prophecies which they had seen fulfilled . Again , the doctrine of their law was comprised in the love and adoration of one God ; and this ...
... prophecies . * The Jews were in possession of miracles which they had seen performed , and of prophecies which they had seen fulfilled . Again , the doctrine of their law was comprised in the love and adoration of one God ; and this ...
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