A Selection from the Correspondence of the Late Thomas ChalmersConstable, 1853 - 538 pages |
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... reasons : Because belief in the existence and superintend- ence of a Deity I consider to be faith - and , although not that faith which will secure salvation , yet such a faith as will ren- der a prayer for further convictions ...
... reasons : Because belief in the existence and superintend- ence of a Deity I consider to be faith - and , although not that faith which will secure salvation , yet such a faith as will ren- der a prayer for further convictions ...
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Thomas Chalmers William Hanna. many reasons , which he enumerates , and adds , " that a desire to advance the cause of Christianity may be gratified by a well - intentioned and well - informed layman as effectually , and , in many cases ...
Thomas Chalmers William Hanna. many reasons , which he enumerates , and adds , " that a desire to advance the cause of Christianity may be gratified by a well - intentioned and well - informed layman as effectually , and , in many cases ...
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... reason of this is obvious . Should a man direct his mind to a state superior and independent of this , it places him high above all the adverse fortune which can beset him , and enables him almost to rejoice in the midst of it , while ...
... reason of this is obvious . Should a man direct his mind to a state superior and independent of this , it places him high above all the adverse fortune which can beset him , and enables him almost to rejoice in the midst of it , while ...
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... reason to be , of the avowal . You may be thinking that I shall thus be diverted from my attempt . But this is not the case , for I have since resumed my review , and am at present going on successfully with it . What I would desire at ...
... reason to be , of the avowal . You may be thinking that I shall thus be diverted from my attempt . But this is not the case , for I have since resumed my review , and am at present going on successfully with it . What I would desire at ...
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... reasons might ap- pear in favor of the restrictions being injudicious . Thus swayed , I might overturn all my more impartial thoughts on the subject , and commence imperceptibly the business of un- dermining a proper system of self ...
... reasons might ap- pear in favor of the restrictions being injudicious . Thus swayed , I might overturn all my more impartial thoughts on the subject , and commence imperceptibly the business of un- dermining a proper system of self ...
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