The Bible and Men of Learning: In a Course of LecturesFanshaw, 1855 - 395 pages |
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... tion I may remark , that the apostle here states a truth that should never be forgotten in our contests with Infidelity . He alludes to the apparent success with which the magicians of Egypt , for a time , succeed- ed in imitating and ...
... tion I may remark , that the apostle here states a truth that should never be forgotten in our contests with Infidelity . He alludes to the apparent success with which the magicians of Egypt , for a time , succeed- ed in imitating and ...
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... tion to which it belongs . But with the inspired writers of the Bible , it was directly the reverse . It matters not whether it was Moses , " learned in all the wisdom of Egypt , " and a daily witness of the various idolatries ...
... tion to which it belongs . But with the inspired writers of the Bible , it was directly the reverse . It matters not whether it was Moses , " learned in all the wisdom of Egypt , " and a daily witness of the various idolatries ...
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... tion of these men in the ranks of infidelity . Their spirit was not confined to themselves . Their whole class or sect was imbued with it ; and what is true of them , may be expected to hold true of those who glory in being their ...
... tion of these men in the ranks of infidelity . Their spirit was not confined to themselves . Their whole class or sect was imbued with it ; and what is true of them , may be expected to hold true of those who glory in being their ...
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... tion were of high importance , and the authors had been long honored and trusted by many of the wise and the good . Now here is our Bible , which brings before us subjects of immense importance to man , both here and hereafter ; and ...
... tion were of high importance , and the authors had been long honored and trusted by many of the wise and the good . Now here is our Bible , which brings before us subjects of immense importance to man , both here and hereafter ; and ...
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... tion to his remark ; he replied , " No sir , Hume once owned to a clergyman in the bishoprick of Durham , that he had never read even the New Testament with attention . " Gibbon lets us know that the amount of his critical reading ...
... tion to his remark ; he replied , " No sir , Hume once owned to a clergyman in the bishoprick of Durham , that he had never read even the New Testament with attention . " Gibbon lets us know that the amount of his critical reading ...
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