Thoughts on Religion & Other Subjects [with Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month & Prayers by Fénelon.].1846 - 283 pages |
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... sion of mankind , or mark them out for persons defective in parts and judgment . And , indeed , should we de- mand from them an account of their sentiments , and of the reasons which they have to entertain this suspicion in religious ...
... sion of mankind , or mark them out for persons defective in parts and judgment . And , indeed , should we de- mand from them an account of their sentiments , and of the reasons which they have to entertain this suspicion in religious ...
Page 16
... sion , but that the latter should endure for ever ; and that by this 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 ...
... sion , but that the latter should endure for ever ; and that by this 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 ...
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... sion of the first man should entail a guilt on those who , being so vastly distant from the fountain , seem incap- able of sharing in the impure tincture . This transfusion is looked upon by us , not only as impossible , but as un- just ...
... sion of the first man should entail a guilt on those who , being so vastly distant from the fountain , seem incap- able of sharing in the impure tincture . This transfusion is looked upon by us , not only as impossible , but as un- just ...
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... sion was its duty . It is but just , therefore , that it should recede , where it sees an obligation of receding ; and that it should assert its privileges , where , upon good grounds , it supposeth itself not engaged to wave them ...
... sion was its duty . It is but just , therefore , that it should recede , where it sees an obligation of receding ; and that it should assert its privileges , where , upon good grounds , it supposeth itself not engaged to wave them ...
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... sion . Nothing is so agreeable to reason , as the disclaiming of reason in matters of pure faith : And nothing is so repugnant to reason as the disuse of reason in things that do not concern faith : the extremes are equally dan- gerous ...
... sion . Nothing is so agreeable to reason , as the disclaiming of reason in matters of pure faith : And nothing is so repugnant to reason as the disuse of reason in things that do not concern faith : the extremes are equally dan- gerous ...
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