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ONE of the most obvious and natural consolations of reason , under the loss of those whom we dearly loved , and one of the most abundant consolations furnished by religion , is the belief that our departed friends.
ONE of the most obvious and natural consolations of reason , under the loss of those whom we dearly loved , and one of the most abundant consolations furnished by religion , is the belief that our departed friends.
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They alledged that the law was silent on those points , and that this silence was a sufficient reason for rejecting the belief of them . They went farther , and contenderi , that were such doctrines contained in the law , they ought not ...
They alledged that the law was silent on those points , and that this silence was a sufficient reason for rejecting the belief of them . They went farther , and contenderi , that were such doctrines contained in the law , they ought not ...
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... itself upon every occasion , but is satisfied with maintaining and defending itself when assaulted ; but falschood is eternally striving to conceal or strengthen its conscious weakness by a parade of words , and a show of reason .
... itself upon every occasion , but is satisfied with maintaining and defending itself when assaulted ; but falschood is eternally striving to conceal or strengthen its conscious weakness by a parade of words , and a show of reason .
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It is pleasant to find wise and good men , guided only by the light of reason , and the honest propensities of nature , cherishing that very belief , cleaving to that very hope , which the text inspires . Cicero , in his beautiful ...
It is pleasant to find wise and good men , guided only by the light of reason , and the honest propensities of nature , cherishing that very belief , cleaving to that very hope , which the text inspires . Cicero , in his beautiful ...
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But the sacred Dove soars into a region which nature and reason never could have explored . Revelation , to the immortality of the soul , has added the resurrection of the body . And , " wherefore should it be thought a thing incredible ...
But the sacred Dove soars into a region which nature and reason never could have explored . Revelation , to the immortality of the soul , has added the resurrection of the body . And , " wherefore should it be thought a thing incredible ...
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| Title | Sacred Biography, Or, The History of the Patriarchs: To which is Added, the History of Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah ... Volume 2 of Sacred Biography, Or, The History of the Patriarchs: To which is Added, the History of Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah, Henry Hunter |
| Author | Henry Hunter |
| Publisher | Edward Earle, 1818 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 20 Nov 2015 |
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