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Page vi
... reason which God has given you , to be the guide of your lives , to check the ex- travagance of your paffions , and to affift you in acquiring that knowledge , without which your rational powers will be of no advantage to you . you ...
... reason which God has given you , to be the guide of your lives , to check the ex- travagance of your paffions , and to affift you in acquiring that knowledge , without which your rational powers will be of no advantage to you . you ...
Page xv
... reason for acquiefcing in the darkness which involves these great fubjects , but we must never expect to see them fet in a perfectly clear light . But notwithstanding this , we may know enough of the divine being , and of his moral ...
... reason for acquiefcing in the darkness which involves these great fubjects , but we must never expect to see them fet in a perfectly clear light . But notwithstanding this , we may know enough of the divine being , and of his moral ...
Page xix
... the evidences of christianity , in his second vo- lume ; and for this reason I should be ex- ceedingly glad to fee that part of his work published separately , AN 1 AN ESSAY ON THE BEST METHOD OF COM- MUNICATING The Preface . xix.
... the evidences of christianity , in his second vo- lume ; and for this reason I should be ex- ceedingly glad to fee that part of his work published separately , AN 1 AN ESSAY ON THE BEST METHOD OF COM- MUNICATING The Preface . xix.
Page xxv
... reason , to that of any other country in the world , attended with fufficient temporal encouragement . With the disuse of family prayer , the regular reading of the fcriptures has also been laid afide ; fo that in most of our opulent ...
... reason , to that of any other country in the world , attended with fufficient temporal encouragement . With the disuse of family prayer , the regular reading of the fcriptures has also been laid afide ; fo that in most of our opulent ...
Page xxx
... reason , arifing from very particular circumstances , attempt the arduous , and almost hopeless task of rectifying their errors ; though something more should be done towards reforming their conduct . But in youth the mind is flexible ...
... reason , arifing from very particular circumstances , attempt the arduous , and almost hopeless task of rectifying their errors ; though something more should be done towards reforming their conduct . But in youth the mind is flexible ...
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