The Works of the Late Reverend Mr. Robert Riccaltoun, Minister of the Gospel at Hobkirk, Volume 1A. Murray & J. Cochran, 1771 |
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... present en- joyment , and in the end unavoidable mi- sery and distress . Thefe are good generals ; but when we come to look into the meaning of them , and apply them to practice , what a bound- lefs wildernefs are we left to wander in ...
... present en- joyment , and in the end unavoidable mi- sery and distress . Thefe are good generals ; but when we come to look into the meaning of them , and apply them to practice , what a bound- lefs wildernefs are we left to wander in ...
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... present state at least , of attaining any information . It appears evidently above the level of our ca- pacities ; and perhaps it is the prerogative of the perfect being alone , who is the fole proprietor of it , to understand its ...
... present state at least , of attaining any information . It appears evidently above the level of our ca- pacities ; and perhaps it is the prerogative of the perfect being alone , who is the fole proprietor of it , to understand its ...
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... present state , we are well affured , that however it is the principal part , yet it is but a part of the man ; and both body and foul are equally neceffary to make up what we call the human conftitution . We are as much at a lofs to ...
... present state , we are well affured , that however it is the principal part , yet it is but a part of the man ; and both body and foul are equally neceffary to make up what we call the human conftitution . We are as much at a lofs to ...
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... present place of refidence . As he is , he is fitted to anfwer all the purposes of life , and is completely provided , in the due ufe of the powers he has , for attaining fuch measures of knowledge , and thereby rifing up to a state of ...
... present place of refidence . As he is , he is fitted to anfwer all the purposes of life , and is completely provided , in the due ufe of the powers he has , for attaining fuch measures of knowledge , and thereby rifing up to a state of ...
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... present state , for the most spiritual parts of our knowledge and enjoyments . The mixed world we mentioned , made up of the actions and paffions of fpirits dwelling in flesh , is the great , and in ef- fect the only , medium , by which ...
... present state , for the most spiritual parts of our knowledge and enjoyments . The mixed world we mentioned , made up of the actions and paffions of fpirits dwelling in flesh , is the great , and in ef- fect the only , medium , by which ...
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