Thoughts on Religion & Other Subjects [with Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month & Prayers by Fénelon.].1846 - 283 pages |
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... unto the eternal recompense which he was prepar- ng for them . The Greeks and Romans introduced a new multi- tude of fictitious deities ; the poets advanced their repug- nant systems of theology ; the philosophers broke out into a ...
... unto the eternal recompense which he was prepar- ng for them . The Greeks and Romans introduced a new multi- tude of fictitious deities ; the poets advanced their repug- nant systems of theology ; the philosophers broke out into a ...
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... unto the beasts , and removed to such a distance from me , as scarce to retain some scattered rays and confused notices of his author ; so far have all his discerning powers been either extinguished or disturbed ; his senses being never ...
... unto the beasts , and removed to such a distance from me , as scarce to retain some scattered rays and confused notices of his author ; so far have all his discerning powers been either extinguished or disturbed ; his senses being never ...
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... unto thy testimonies . " That some men believe without having examined the proofs of religion , is because they enjoy a temper and frame of mind altogether pious and holy ; and because what they hear affirmed by our religion is ...
... unto thy testimonies . " That some men believe without having examined the proofs of religion , is because they enjoy a temper and frame of mind altogether pious and holy ; and because what they hear affirmed by our religion is ...
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... unto him ; for he is thy life , " & c . ( Deut . xxx . 19 , 20. ) It was declared , that the Jews for want of this love of God , should be abandoned to their sins , and the Gen- tiles admitted in their stead : " I will hide my face from ...
... unto him ; for he is thy life , " & c . ( Deut . xxx . 19 , 20. ) It was declared , that the Jews for want of this love of God , should be abandoned to their sins , and the Gen- tiles admitted in their stead : " I will hide my face from ...
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... unto death , the sum and consummation of eternal misery . This is next to a miracle , that there should not be any one thing in nature which has not been some time fixed , as the last end and happiness of man ; neither stars , nor ...
... unto death , the sum and consummation of eternal misery . This is next to a miracle , that there should not be any one thing in nature which has not been some time fixed , as the last end and happiness of man ; neither stars , nor ...
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