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... corruption , and reformation of the religion we profefs , is not only unpleasant , but difgraceful . The well - difpofed Christian however , who is neither poffeffed of much learning nor of much leifure , will find it dif ficult to ...
... corruption , and reformation of the religion we profefs , is not only unpleasant , but difgraceful . The well - difpofed Christian however , who is neither poffeffed of much learning nor of much leifure , will find it dif ficult to ...
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... corruption , from the timid and credulous nature of One of the first deviations from the truth was , certainly , the worship of the heavenly bodies . The firft men had been accustomed to a direct communication with the Supreme Being ...
... corruption , from the timid and credulous nature of One of the first deviations from the truth was , certainly , the worship of the heavenly bodies . The firft men had been accustomed to a direct communication with the Supreme Being ...
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... corruption of names , or a puerile alle- gory . That at a period when the reft of the world was immerfed in barbarifm and the groffeft idola- try ; at a period when even the Jewish nation themselves appear to have made but little ...
... corruption of names , or a puerile alle- gory . That at a period when the reft of the world was immerfed in barbarifm and the groffeft idola- try ; at a period when even the Jewish nation themselves appear to have made but little ...
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... corrupt and abfurd allu fions to the patriarchal hiftory , or they were profligate and unmeaning . The religious inftitutions of the Hebrews may all of them be confiftently explained upon two principles only . They had either a ...
... corrupt and abfurd allu fions to the patriarchal hiftory , or they were profligate and unmeaning . The religious inftitutions of the Hebrews may all of them be confiftently explained upon two principles only . They had either a ...
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... corruption of matter , which the divine power had not been fufficient to reduce entirely to order . Having noticed the principal fects of the Greek philofophers , it is unneceffary to enlarge upon thofe who , though called by other ...
... corruption of matter , which the divine power had not been fufficient to reduce entirely to order . Having noticed the principal fects of the Greek philofophers , it is unneceffary to enlarge upon thofe who , though called by other ...
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Sida 304 - ... seldom seen in the circus, to espouse the inclinations of their lovers, or to contradict the wishes of their husbands. Every law, either human or divine, was trampled under foot, and as long as the party was successful, its deluded followers appeared careless of private distress or public calamity.
Sida 378 - ... sin and error. The energy of a mind incessantly bent on the same object would convert a general obligation into a particular call; the warm...
Sida 373 - In these hasty and superficial excursions, the eye of genius might discern some objects invisible to his grosser companions; some seeds of knowledge might be cast upon a fruitful...
Sida 372 - Mahomet was distinguished by the beauty of his person, an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused. Before he spoke, the orator engaged on his side the affections of a public or private audience. They applauded his commanding presence, his majestic aspect, his piercing eye, his gracious smile, his flowing beard, his countenance that painted every sensation of the soul, and his gestures that enforced each expression of the tongue.
Sida 76 - He also established a system of moral discipline which allowed the people in general to live according to the laws of their country and the dictates of nature ; but required the wise to exalt their minds by contemplation, and to mortify the body...
Sida 539 - IMP. CAES. FL. CONSTANTINO MAXIMO PF AVGVSTO SPQR QVOD INSTINCTV DIVINITATIS MENTIS MAGNITVDINE CVM EXERCITV SVO TAM DE TYRANNO QVAM DE OMNI EIVS FACTIONE VNO TEMPORE IVSTIS REMPVBLICAM VLTVS EST ARMIS ARCVM TRIVMPHIS INSIGNEM DICAVIT.
Sida 345 - A strong cord was fastened round the head of Boethius, and forcibly tightened till his eyes almost started from their sockets; and some mercy may be discovered in the milder torture of beating him with clubs till he expired.
Sida 175 - And whosoever shall say that there was a time when the Son of God was not...
Sida 463 - The establishment of law and order was promoted by the influence of the clergy; and the rudiments of art and science were introduced into the savage countries of the globe.
Sida 374 - Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius ; and the uniformity of a work denotes the hand of a single artist. From his earliest youth Mahomet was addicted to religious contemplation : each year, during the month of Ramadan, he withdrew from the world and from the arms of Cadijah : in the cave of Hera, three miles from Mecca...