Thoughts on Religion & Other Subjects [with Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month & Prayers by Fénelon.].1846 - 283 pages |
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... sin- cerely seek him shall not fail of a sensible discovery of him , and yet that he has , at the same time , so far shad- ed and obscured these characters , as to render them im- perceptible to those who do not seek him with their ...
... sin- cerely seek him shall not fail of a sensible discovery of him , and yet that he has , at the same time , so far shad- ed and obscured these characters , as to render them im- perceptible to those who do not seek him with their ...
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... sin . No sect of philosophers ever said this : therefore no sect ever said the truth . The Divine nature being removed from human thoughts and discovery , every religion which does not confess it to be so , is false ; and every religion ...
... sin . No sect of philosophers ever said this : therefore no sect ever said the truth . The Divine nature being removed from human thoughts and discovery , every religion which does not confess it to be so , is false ; and every religion ...
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... sin , that he might reconcile them to God in his Divine person . True religion , therefore , instructs men in these two principles , that there is a God whom they are capable of knowing and enjoying ; and that there are such corrup ...
... sin , that he might reconcile them to God in his Divine person . True religion , therefore , instructs men in these two principles , that there is a God whom they are capable of knowing and enjoying ; and that there are such corrup ...
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... SIN . THE greatness and the misery of man , being alike con- spicuous , it is necessary the true religion should declare , that he contains in himself some noble principle of great- ness , and , at the same time , some profound source ...
... SIN . THE greatness and the misery of man , being alike con- spicuous , it is necessary the true religion should declare , that he contains in himself some noble principle of great- ness , and , at the same time , some profound source ...
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... sin , should yet be so necessary a point of know- ledge , as that without it we must remain utter strangers to ourselves . For it is beyond doubt , that nothing ap- pears so shocking to our reason , as that the transgres- sion of the ...
... sin , should yet be so necessary a point of know- ledge , as that without it we must remain utter strangers to ourselves . For it is beyond doubt , that nothing ap- pears so shocking to our reason , as that the transgres- sion of the ...
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