Thoughts on Religion & Other Subjects [with Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month & Prayers by Fénelon.].1846 - 283 pages |
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... render them im- perceptible to those who do not seek him with their whole heart , what advantage is it to men , who profess themselves negligent in the search of truth , to complain so frequently , that nothing reveals and displays it ...
... render them im- perceptible to those who do not seek him with their whole heart , what advantage is it to men , who profess themselves negligent in the search of truth , to complain so frequently , that nothing reveals and displays it ...
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... render themselves the most inconsistent of all men living . If they are heartily and sincerely troubled at their want of light , let them not dissemble the disease . Such a confession could not be reputed shameful ; for there is really ...
... render themselves the most inconsistent of all men living . If they are heartily and sincerely troubled at their want of light , let them not dissemble the disease . Such a confession could not be reputed shameful ; for there is really ...
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... render them unworthy of him . There is the same importance in apprehending the one and the other of these points : and it is alike dangerous for man to know God without the knowledge of his own misery , and to know his own misery ...
... render them unworthy of him . There is the same importance in apprehending the one and the other of these points : and it is alike dangerous for man to know God without the knowledge of his own misery , and to know his own misery ...
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... , and has made you for his worship . You have not only a capacity of being like him , but wisdom , if you follow its directions , will render you his peers . " 66 While those of the latter herd cried with no less THOUGHTS ON RELIGION . 19.
... , and has made you for his worship . You have not only a capacity of being like him , but wisdom , if you follow its directions , will render you his peers . " 66 While those of the latter herd cried with no less THOUGHTS ON RELIGION . 19.
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... renders them during their whole life subject to er- ror and misery , to death and sin . And at the same time it assures the most impious , that they are not yet incapable of sharing the grace and blessing of a Re- deemer . Thus speaking ...
... renders them during their whole life subject to er- ror and misery , to death and sin . And at the same time it assures the most impious , that they are not yet incapable of sharing the grace and blessing of a Re- deemer . Thus speaking ...
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