The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volume 3R. Carter, 1841 |
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Page 25
... but in our own shadowy imaginations . But is that a reason why , ere I enter on the Na- tural Philosophy by which the laws of matter are VOL . III . B investigated , I who have no doubt upon the subject OF ITS OWN PROCESSES . 25.
... but in our own shadowy imaginations . But is that a reason why , ere I enter on the Na- tural Philosophy by which the laws of matter are VOL . III . B investigated , I who have no doubt upon the subject OF ITS OWN PROCESSES . 25.
Page 89
... do not think that the imagination of such an instinct helps ; but neither , do we think , that if admitted , it hinders the cause . Although there were a peculiar mental instinct in our constitution TO THE TRUTH OF MIRACLES . 89.
... do not think that the imagination of such an instinct helps ; but neither , do we think , that if admitted , it hinders the cause . Although there were a peculiar mental instinct in our constitution TO THE TRUTH OF MIRACLES . 89.
Page 91
... imagination of a peculiar instinct being concerned in our reasonings upon design , and Dr. Campbell to the like imagination of a peculiar mental instinct in our reasonings upon testimony . had to be invented , wherewith to complicate ...
... imagination of a peculiar instinct being concerned in our reasonings upon design , and Dr. Campbell to the like imagination of a peculiar mental instinct in our reasonings upon testimony . had to be invented , wherewith to complicate ...
Page 118
... imagination may prevail over my senses - but , if now in the cool and conscious possession of all my faculties , such an exception is not applicable to the instance on hand . Or , it is possible , that by one rapid glance at an object ...
... imagination may prevail over my senses - but , if now in the cool and conscious possession of all my faculties , such an exception is not applicable to the instance on hand . Or , it is possible , that by one rapid glance at an object ...
Page 124
... imagination might be deceived in one thing - though that deception would be as utterly in violation of all past experience , as the reality of the phenomenon in question — but it would need the concurrence of a thousand as strong ...
... imagination might be deceived in one thing - though that deception would be as utterly in violation of all past experience , as the reality of the phenomenon in question — but it would need the concurrence of a thousand as strong ...
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