The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 3R. Carter, 1841 |
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Page vi
... the lucubrations of critics and defenders ; but a con- stantly increasing number of recondite harmonies has been discovered which , in the masterly hands of Dr. Paley , has been converted into an irresis- vi PREFACE .
... the lucubrations of critics and defenders ; but a con- stantly increasing number of recondite harmonies has been discovered which , in the masterly hands of Dr. Paley , has been converted into an irresis- vi PREFACE .
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... hands , although he under- stands not the construction of it . The mental physiology in regard to its being must have the historical precedency over all science - but the science of this physiology has no such historical precedency over ...
... hands , although he under- stands not the construction of it . The mental physiology in regard to its being must have the historical precedency over all science - but the science of this physiology has no such historical precedency over ...
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... having done the same thing in the fact of his silence - these topics have undergone repeated elucidation in the hands of the defenders of Christianity ; and the felt force of them on 40 COGNIZANCE BY THE UNDERSTANDING.
... having done the same thing in the fact of his silence - these topics have undergone repeated elucidation in the hands of the defenders of Christianity ; and the felt force of them on 40 COGNIZANCE BY THE UNDERSTANDING.
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... is to date our argument from a higher point than the English do - to reason for example about reasoning , before we proceed to reason about the matter on hand . Nay , we are apt to be so far misled 42 COGNIZANCE BY THE UNDERSTANDING.
... is to date our argument from a higher point than the English do - to reason for example about reasoning , before we proceed to reason about the matter on hand . Nay , we are apt to be so far misled 42 COGNIZANCE BY THE UNDERSTANDING.
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... hand on the work of digging , he must first have computed the powers of its wedge , or ascertained the specific weight and cohesion of its materials . There is upon an infinity of subjects , much intellectual labour that may be most ...
... hand on the work of digging , he must first have computed the powers of its wedge , or ascertained the specific weight and cohesion of its materials . There is upon an infinity of subjects , much intellectual labour that may be most ...
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