The Works of Thomas Chalmers: On natural theologyW. Collins, 1836 |
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... prayer lifted up from Earth , and the consequent is the fulfilment of that prayer in virtue of a mandate from Heaven . 11. We must not disguise it that this view of prayer is the object of a strong philosophical anti- pathy — as ...
... prayer lifted up from Earth , and the consequent is the fulfilment of that prayer in virtue of a mandate from Heaven . 11. We must not disguise it that this view of prayer is the object of a strong philosophical anti- pathy — as ...
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... prayer , we may be said to make an experiment in Moral Philosophy . The uniformity of nature is alike recognised in both these processes . The influence of one man's wish upon another man's will is but one law of that moral constitution ...
... prayer , we may be said to make an experiment in Moral Philosophy . The uniformity of nature is alike recognised in both these processes . The influence of one man's wish upon another man's will is but one law of that moral constitution ...
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... prayer , never once met his observation . He will admit that , in the case of prayer addressed from man to man , he may have repeatedly experienced it as when he asked his companion to lift some weight from the earth , and the thing was ...
... prayer , never once met his observation . He will admit that , in the case of prayer addressed from man to man , he may have repeatedly experienced it as when he asked his companion to lift some weight from the earth , and the thing was ...
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On those special Affections which conduce to | 58 |
Adaptations of the Material World to the Moral | 144 |
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