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... be of the utmost importance to the subjects of this dispensation to know what is intended for them , that is , suppose the know- ledge of it to be highly conducive to the hap- - happiness of the species , a purpose which fo many [ 2 ]
... be of the utmost importance to the subjects of this dispensation to know what is intended for them , that is , suppose the know- ledge of it to be highly conducive to the hap- - happiness of the species , a purpose which fo many [ 2 ]
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... purpose ? Suppose him to design for man- kind a future state , is it unlikely that he should acquaint them with it ? Now in what way can a revelation be made but by miracles ? In none which we are able to conceive . Consequently , in ...
... purpose ? Suppose him to design for man- kind a future state , is it unlikely that he should acquaint them with it ? Now in what way can a revelation be made but by miracles ? In none which we are able to conceive . Consequently , in ...
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... purpose of maintaining this af fertion , we contend , that the incredibility of miracles related to have been wrought in attestation of a message from God , convey- ing intelligence of a future state of rewards and punishments , and ...
... purpose of maintaining this af fertion , we contend , that the incredibility of miracles related to have been wrought in attestation of a message from God , convey- ing intelligence of a future state of rewards and punishments , and ...
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... purpose that these propofi- tions be capable of proof , or even that , by arguments drawn from the light of nature , they can be made out to be probable . It is enough that we are able to say concerning them , that they are not so ...
... purpose that these propofi- tions be capable of proof , or even that , by arguments drawn from the light of nature , they can be made out to be probable . It is enough that we are able to say concerning them , that they are not so ...
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... purpose for which it was wrought . The force of experience as an objection to miracles is founded in the presumption , either that the course of nature is invariable , 4 or or that , if it be ever varied , variations [ 9 ]
... purpose for which it was wrought . The force of experience as an objection to miracles is founded in the presumption , either that the course of nature is invariable , 4 or or that , if it be ever varied , variations [ 9 ]
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