A View of the Evidences of Christianity in Three Parts and the Horae Paulinae |
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... ancient history , because something may be discovered hereafter to refute the truth of it - or that we cannot believe any man to be honest , because he may turn out a rogue - or , indeed , trust any moral evidence , because all moral ...
... ancient history , because something may be discovered hereafter to refute the truth of it - or that we cannot believe any man to be honest , because he may turn out a rogue - or , indeed , trust any moral evidence , because all moral ...
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... ancient species of plants and animals became extinct , and new ones , such as we now see around us , were created , this is quite at variance with Analogy . see no such new species coming into existence now . ' But then you tell me that ...
... ancient species of plants and animals became extinct , and new ones , such as we now see around us , were created , this is quite at variance with Analogy . see no such new species coming into existence now . ' But then you tell me that ...
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... ancient nations admitted new objects of worship into the number of their acknowledged divinities , or the patience with which they might entertain proposals of this kind , we can argue nothing as to their toleration of a system , or of ...
... ancient nations admitted new objects of worship into the number of their acknowledged divinities , or the patience with which they might entertain proposals of this kind , we can argue nothing as to their toleration of a system , or of ...
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... ancient heathens considered religion entirely as an affair of State , as much under the tuition of the magistrate as any other part of the police . The religion of that age was not merely allied to the State ; it was incorporated into ...
... ancient heathens considered religion entirely as an affair of State , as much under the tuition of the magistrate as any other part of the police . The religion of that age was not merely allied to the State ; it was incorporated into ...
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... ancient Romans and other Pagans seldom objected to the addition of a new god to their list ; and it is said that some of them actually did propose to enrol Jesus among the number . This was quite consonant to the genius of their ...
... ancient Romans and other Pagans seldom objected to the addition of a new god to their list ; and it is said that some of them actually did propose to enrol Jesus among the number . This was quite consonant to the genius of their ...
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