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Page 109
... God's place in his history and agrees with most early modern historians . Long before this time , most historians confined God to first causes and defended their concentration on second causes . Thomas Twyne , for example , tells us that " ...
... God's place in his history and agrees with most early modern historians . Long before this time , most historians confined God to first causes and defended their concentration on second causes . Thomas Twyne , for example , tells us that " ...
Page 110
... God as giving men two books : the Bible , which reveals the will of God , and nature , the book of his works . He reflects that man was not intended to " rest onely in the contemplation of the exterior of " God's creation for to do so ...
... God as giving men two books : the Bible , which reveals the will of God , and nature , the book of his works . He reflects that man was not intended to " rest onely in the contemplation of the exterior of " God's creation for to do so ...
Page 175
... God's Mercy was no Part of Repentance " ( p . 326 ) and to build a new , reformed life . Defoe draws upon contemporary opinions about the spiritual to explain Singleton's salvation . Not only is Walters a kind of good angel speaking ...
... God's Mercy was no Part of Repentance " ( p . 326 ) and to build a new , reformed life . Defoe draws upon contemporary opinions about the spiritual to explain Singleton's salvation . Not only is Walters a kind of good angel speaking ...
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