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... tianity , and of greater clearness in the evidence . . CHAPTER VII . 347 359 · 367 The supposed effects of Christianity . . • 375 CHAPTER VIII . Conclusion 383 INTRODUCTION . IT would be superfluous to expatiate on the CONTENTS . vii.
... tianity , and of greater clearness in the evidence . . CHAPTER VII . 347 359 · 367 The supposed effects of Christianity . . • 375 CHAPTER VIII . Conclusion 383 INTRODUCTION . IT would be superfluous to expatiate on the CONTENTS . vii.
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... effect will follow universally ; and in proportion as this expec- . tation is justly entertained , the want of a corresponding expe- rience negatives the history . But to expect concerning a miracle that it should succeed upon ...
... effect will follow universally ; and in proportion as this expec- . tation is justly entertained , the want of a corresponding expe- rience negatives the history . But to expect concerning a miracle that it should succeed upon ...
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... effects to such causes . We perceive no virtue or energy in these things more than in other things of the same kind . They are merely signs to connect the miracle with its end . The effect we ascribe simply to the volition of the Deity ...
... effects to such causes . We perceive no virtue or energy in these things more than in other things of the same kind . They are merely signs to connect the miracle with its end . The effect we ascribe simply to the volition of the Deity ...
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... , yet with no different effect ; if it was at last executed ; if I myself saw them , one after another , consenting to be racked , burnt , or strangled , rather than give up the truth of their 16 Evidences of Christianity .
... , yet with no different effect ; if it was at last executed ; if I myself saw them , one after another , consenting to be racked , burnt , or strangled , rather than give up the truth of their 16 Evidences of Christianity .
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... effect , to speak of the late famine as a special judgment from Heaven on the sufferers , and a sign of divine wrath against the nation for extending toleration to Roman - catholics , was , for this , de- nounced , publicly , in print ...
... effect , to speak of the late famine as a special judgment from Heaven on the sufferers , and a sign of divine wrath against the nation for extending toleration to Roman - catholics , was , for this , de- nounced , publicly , in print ...
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