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Reason therefore must be the standard by which we determine the respective claims of revelation ; for otherwise we may as well subscribe to the divinity of the one as of the other , or to the whole of them , or to none at all .
Reason therefore must be the standard by which we determine the respective claims of revelation ; for otherwise we may as well subscribe to the divinity of the one as of the other , or to the whole of them , or to none at all .
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From efforts and attempts , like these , Virtue is gained by slow degrees ; And science , which from truth she draws , Stands firm on Reason and her cause . However small , its use we find 25 35 To tame and civilize mankind , To throw ...
From efforts and attempts , like these , Virtue is gained by slow degrees ; And science , which from truth she draws , Stands firm on Reason and her cause . However small , its use we find 25 35 To tame and civilize mankind , To throw ...
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THE NATURAL AND THE CIVIL STATES [ 1717 ] I SHALL disclose several principles of natural knowledge , plainly discovering the law of nature , or the true sentiments of natural reason , with respect to man's being and government .
THE NATURAL AND THE CIVIL STATES [ 1717 ] I SHALL disclose several principles of natural knowledge , plainly discovering the law of nature , or the true sentiments of natural reason , with respect to man's being and government .
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| Title | American Literature: From the beginning to 1860.-v. 2. From 1860 to the present Volume 1 of American Literature: An Anthology and Critical Survey, John Towner Frederick |
| Author | John Towner Frederick |
| Editors | Joe Lee Davis, John Towner Frederick, Frank Luther Mott |
| Compiled by | Joe Lee Davis, John Towner Frederick, Frank Luther Mott |
| Publisher | C. Scribner's Sons, 1948 |
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