The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 113
... truth is to be found . Theirs is experience , and what alone is deserving of the name — experience charged with principle- truth at first hand . 17. There may have been some initial labour at the commencement of each deaconship , in ...
... truth is to be found . Theirs is experience , and what alone is deserving of the name — experience charged with principle- truth at first hand . 17. There may have been some initial labour at the commencement of each deaconship , in ...
Page 138
... truth when pre- sented had no effect upon senses steeped all the while in dull forgetfulness . The same truth when reflected on may perhaps tell on understandings now somewhat alive , and work that conviction , which , at the time of ...
... truth when pre- sented had no effect upon senses steeped all the while in dull forgetfulness . The same truth when reflected on may perhaps tell on understandings now somewhat alive , and work that conviction , which , at the time of ...
Page 234
... truths . 2. It deprives the labours of the society of definite pur- poses . 3. The facts of which it causes the ... truth . " " The exclusion of opinions is the exclusion of the only guides which can conduct their researches to any ...
... truths . 2. It deprives the labours of the society of definite pur- poses . 3. The facts of which it causes the ... truth . " " The exclusion of opinions is the exclusion of the only guides which can conduct their researches to any ...
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