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... influenced by it . When has he examined all the arguments for the Bible , aud when will he answer them ? Will he ... influence by caricaturing it . However much he may be convinced by some private revelation of his own , he can only ...
... influenced by it . When has he examined all the arguments for the Bible , aud when will he answer them ? Will he ... influence by caricaturing it . However much he may be convinced by some private revelation of his own , he can only ...
Page 89
... influence of early education you often find men believing things contradictory and absurd , which the intelligence of maturer years leads them to abandon . The argument which Mr. Grant uses against me , might be used with equal ...
... influence of early education you often find men believing things contradictory and absurd , which the intelligence of maturer years leads them to abandon . The argument which Mr. Grant uses against me , might be used with equal ...
Page 101
... influence of a religious education ; along with the threat of eternal damnation if I did not believe , I scarcely wonder at my previous faith . He says that 1 must be fallible because I have changed ; very well , what then ? He says ...
... influence of a religious education ; along with the threat of eternal damnation if I did not believe , I scarcely wonder at my previous faith . He says that 1 must be fallible because I have changed ; very well , what then ? He says ...
Page 110
... influenced by ex- ternal circumstances . " Every man's consciousness testifies that if he will , he can resist the influence of circumstances , emancipate himself from the bondage of custom , and make himself master of his destiny ...
... influenced by ex- ternal circumstances . " Every man's consciousness testifies that if he will , he can resist the influence of circumstances , emancipate himself from the bondage of custom , and make himself master of his destiny ...
Page 121
... influence from without exerted upon man to give him the first impetus in the career of intellectual and moral progress . A revelation from God alone could give such an impetus ; and without it , it seems a moral certainity that man ...
... influence from without exerted upon man to give him the first impetus in the career of intellectual and moral progress . A revelation from God alone could give such an impetus ; and without it , it seems a moral certainity that man ...
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Page 299 - Then the little Hiawatha, Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their secrets,, How they built their nests in Summer, Where they hid themselves in Winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them "Hiawatha's Chickens." Of all beasts he learned the language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How the beavers built their lodges, Where the squirrels hid their acorns, How the reindeer ran so swiftly, Why the rabbit was so timid, Talked with them whene'er he...
Page 29 - For thy Maker is thy husband ; the Lord of hosts is his name ; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel ; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Page 283 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Page 311 - ... having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times, he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth, even in him...
Page 70 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...
Page 224 - Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead : so the last error shall be worse than the first.
Page 131 - To him who in the love of nature holds Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language; for his gayer hours She has a voice of gladness, and a smile And eloquence of beauty, and she glides Into his darker musings, with a mild And healing sympathy, that steals away Their sharpness, ere he is aware.
Page 161 - And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Page 32 - He was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so He opened not his mouth.
Page 33 - God's true worship : lastly, whatsoever in religion is holy and sublime, in virtue amiable or grave, whatsoever hath passion or admiration in all the changes of that which is called fortune from without, or the wily subtleties and refluxes of man's thoughts from within ; all these things with a solid and treatable smoothness to point out and describe...