Lectures, Delivered at Bowdoin College: And Occasional SermonsJoseph Griffin, 1822 - 411 pages |
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Page 11
... existence after death , but to occupy a sort of intermediate state between man and superior intel- ligences . As the celestial bodies , so , no doubt , did human souls receive , at first , a subordinate worship . They were . worshipped ...
... existence after death , but to occupy a sort of intermediate state between man and superior intel- ligences . As the celestial bodies , so , no doubt , did human souls receive , at first , a subordinate worship . They were . worshipped ...
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... existence , which lies at the root of all religion , has been either unknown , or , so corrupted and perverted , as to be no better , than unqualified atheism ; and this too in countries , where human mind , far from being permitted to ...
... existence , which lies at the root of all religion , has been either unknown , or , so corrupted and perverted , as to be no better , than unqualified atheism ; and this too in countries , where human mind , far from being permitted to ...
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... existence of God ; their no- tions of him are vastly more correct , than those , either of ancient or modern pagans . Why do they not worship the sun , the stars , the rivers , brute animals , or even vegetables , that are planted and ...
... existence of God ; their no- tions of him are vastly more correct , than those , either of ancient or modern pagans . Why do they not worship the sun , the stars , the rivers , brute animals , or even vegetables , that are planted and ...
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... existence of an invisible power , whether this power is possessd by one , or distributed among many . On this power it represents man as dependent , not only for his present being and prosperity , but for happiness after death , should ...
... existence of an invisible power , whether this power is possessd by one , or distributed among many . On this power it represents man as dependent , not only for his present being and prosperity , but for happiness after death , should ...
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... existence of these games , females it ap- pears , were not allowed to attend them . This restriction was afterwards removed ; and seats in the amphitheatre were prepared for their accommodation . Though the condition of the gladiators ...
... existence of these games , females it ap- pears , were not allowed to attend them . This restriction was afterwards removed ; and seats in the amphitheatre were prepared for their accommodation . Though the condition of the gladiators ...
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