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Defini - tion of * Residrie . being always a quorum , as trustees for the ends , uses
, and purposes aftermentioned , but in trust only for the purposes following : (
Here follow the first ten purposes ) . And I de- clare the preceding ten purposes of
...
Defini - tion of * Residrie . being always a quorum , as trustees for the ends , uses
, and purposes aftermentioned , but in trust only for the purposes following : (
Here follow the first ten purposes ) . And I de- clare the preceding ten purposes of
...
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It seems to me to mean that this observant and clear - headed Scotch lawyer ,
though he could follow the progress of human knowledge from a distance only ,
had convinced himself that theology should not stand aloof from the onward
stream ...
It seems to me to mean that this observant and clear - headed Scotch lawyer ,
though he could follow the progress of human knowledge from a distance only ,
had convinced himself that theology should not stand aloof from the onward
stream ...
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stance , cannot be derived from good , because phonetic laws will not allow it ,
and because the two words run parallel , and never approach one another , as
far as we can follow their history . But even where an etymology is unassailable
on ...
stance , cannot be derived from good , because phonetic laws will not allow it ,
and because the two words run parallel , and never approach one another , as
far as we can follow their history . But even where an etymology is unassailable
on ...
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We are born , ' he says , ' under the condition that , when born , we should offer to
God our justly due services , should know Him only , and follow Him only . We are
tied to God and bound to Him ( religati ) by the bond of piety , and from this ...
We are born , ' he says , ' under the condition that , when born , we should offer to
God our justly due services , should know Him only , and follow Him only . We are
tied to God and bound to Him ( religati ) by the bond of piety , and from this ...
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... and do not Of later writers St . Augustin follows sometimes the one , sometimes
the other derivation , as it suits his purpose ; while among modern theologians it
has actually been maintained that religio was descended from religare as well ...
... and do not Of later writers St . Augustin follows sometimes the one , sometimes
the other derivation , as it suits his purpose ; while among modern theologians it
has actually been maintained that religio was descended from religare as well ...
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| Title | Natural Religion: The Gifford Lectures Delivered Before the University of Glasgow in 1888 Gifford lectures |
| Author | Friedrich Max Müller |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, and Company, 1889 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 28 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 608 pages |
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