An Inquiry Concerning the Origin of ChristianitySmallfield, 1838 - 379 pages |
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Page iv
... nature , nor to require , for their explanation , more than the operation of human motives and feelings , acted upon by the peculiar circumstances of the age and country whence the religion originated . The analysis of the four Gospels ...
... nature , nor to require , for their explanation , more than the operation of human motives and feelings , acted upon by the peculiar circumstances of the age and country whence the religion originated . The analysis of the four Gospels ...
Page vi
... nature and powers of Jesus Christ , no conclusions of this kind need obstruct their perception of the general ... natural reason , that , on recognizing the latter as the supreme guide , no violent disruption of the habits and ...
... nature and powers of Jesus Christ , no conclusions of this kind need obstruct their perception of the general ... natural reason , that , on recognizing the latter as the supreme guide , no violent disruption of the habits and ...
Page viii
... nature of man , the progress of which , although naturally coincident with the advancement of the human mind , received so vigorous an impulse from the life of Jesus , that this spirit and these views have come to be indisso- lubly ...
... nature of man , the progress of which , although naturally coincident with the advancement of the human mind , received so vigorous an impulse from the life of Jesus , that this spirit and these views have come to be indisso- lubly ...
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... nature of man , it is natural that some of those combinations for common objects which men love to form together , should be directed to the cultivation and advancement of these principles . Hence there have 8 HISTORICAL SKETCH , FROM ...
... nature of man , it is natural that some of those combinations for common objects which men love to form together , should be directed to the cultivation and advancement of these principles . Hence there have 8 HISTORICAL SKETCH , FROM ...
Page 18
... nature , admiring their com- munion and liberality , which language cannot describe , and which is the surest pledge of a perfect and happy life . " Philo then describes the Essenes who embraced the con- templative life , and were ...
... nature , admiring their com- munion and liberality , which language cannot describe , and which is the surest pledge of a perfect and happy life . " Philo then describes the Essenes who embraced the con- templative life , and were ...
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