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... possess himself of the portion of truth even this doctrine acknowledges that man- which meets and removes that difficulty . kind ought to have a rational assurance that Ninety - nine in a hundred of what are called all objections have ...
... possess himself of the portion of truth even this doctrine acknowledges that man- which meets and removes that difficulty . kind ought to have a rational assurance that Ninety - nine in a hundred of what are called all objections have ...
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... possess impulses of our own , and of any believing a thing only because others believe strength , is anything but a peril and a snare . it . If the grounds of an opinion are not con- Yet desires and impulses are as much a part clusive ...
... possess impulses of our own , and of any believing a thing only because others believe strength , is anything but a peril and a snare . it . If the grounds of an opinion are not con- Yet desires and impulses are as much a part clusive ...
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... possesses any tolerable amount of common sense and experience , his own mode of laying out his existence is the best ... possess a title , or some other badge of rank , or of the consideration of people of rank , to be able to indulge ...
... possesses any tolerable amount of common sense and experience , his own mode of laying out his existence is the best ... possess a title , or some other badge of rank , or of the consideration of people of rank , to be able to indulge ...
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... possess individuality . If a similar change working at - in making a people all alike , all should befall the nations of Europe , it will not governing their thoughts and conduct by the be in exactly the same shape : the despotism same ...
... possess individuality . If a similar change working at - in making a people all alike , all should befall the nations of Europe , it will not governing their thoughts and conduct by the be in exactly the same shape : the despotism same ...
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... possessing a very large people for worshipping , and for either marry - income to find any mode of spending it ... possess more property than some very small amount , Opinions similar in principle to these , already prevail widely ...
... possessing a very large people for worshipping , and for either marry - income to find any mode of spending it ... possess more property than some very small amount , Opinions similar in principle to these , already prevail widely ...
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Page 363 - For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Page 438 - Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power ? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain. For he is a minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Page 480 - To arched walks of twilight groves, And shadows brown, that Sylvan loves, Of pine, or monumental oak, Where the rude axe with heaved stroke Was never heard the nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallowed haunt. There, in close covert, by some brook, Where no profaner eye may look, Hide me from day's garish eye, While the bee with honied thigh, That at her flowery work doth sing, And the waters murmuring, With such consort as they keep, Entice the dewy-feathered Sleep.
Page 382 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 495 - With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances ; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and...
Page 477 - Of every hearer ; for it so falls out » That what we have we prize not to the worth Whiles we enjoy it, but being lack'd and lost, Why, then we rack the value, then we find The virtue that possession would not show us Whiles it was ours.
Page 366 - And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity : so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Page 340 - Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Page 429 - True, I talk of dreams ; Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy ; Which is as thin of substance as the air ; And more inconstant than the wind...
Page 333 - For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves ; which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another ;) in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my Gospel.