Lectures in Defence of Divine Revelation: Delivered at the Universalist Chapel, in Providence, R. I.S. W. Wheeler, 1830 - 216 |
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... religion . The eye of the critic will doubtless discover many im- perfections , both in the style and method of arrangement ; but the arrangement is that which first suggested itself , when the plan of these Lectures was hastily drawn ...
... religion . The eye of the critic will doubtless discover many im- perfections , both in the style and method of arrangement ; but the arrangement is that which first suggested itself , when the plan of these Lectures was hastily drawn ...
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... aspiration of the soul , the offering up of our desires to the God and Father of the spirits of all flesh . To this religious exercise , objections of vari- ous kinds have been offered . It has been pronounced 3 * DIVINE REVELATION . 21.
... aspiration of the soul , the offering up of our desires to the God and Father of the spirits of all flesh . To this religious exercise , objections of vari- ous kinds have been offered . It has been pronounced 3 * DIVINE REVELATION . 21.
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... religion . The more infamous and beastly these rites were , the more acceptable they were supposed to be to the gods they worshipped . But mo- desty compels us to draw a veil over the scenes of such de- pravity and wickedness . Yet ...
... religion . The more infamous and beastly these rites were , the more acceptable they were supposed to be to the gods they worshipped . But mo- desty compels us to draw a veil over the scenes of such de- pravity and wickedness . Yet ...
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... religious . Vice was al- most universally tolerated , and the principles of humanity outraged , in every variety of form . - Implacable hatred was cherished as a virtue , and an unforgiving spirit held the rank of bold and manly ...
... religious . Vice was al- most universally tolerated , and the principles of humanity outraged , in every variety of form . - Implacable hatred was cherished as a virtue , and an unforgiving spirit held the rank of bold and manly ...
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... religion . The mysteries of heathen worship were withheld from the great mass of the people , while the splendid sacrifices which were required for their initiation , were beyond their ability to procure . Hence they were left in ...
... religion . The mysteries of heathen worship were withheld from the great mass of the people , while the splendid sacrifices which were required for their initiation , were beyond their ability to procure . Hence they were left in ...
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Strona 136 - For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Strona 140 - Now there was about this time, Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man ; for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure.
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Strona 206 - Socrates peaceably philosophizing with his friends, appears the most agreeable that could be wished for ; that of Jesus, expiring in the midst of agonizing pains, abused, insulted and accused by a whole nation, is the most horrible that could be feared. Socrates in receiving the cup of poison, blessed...
Strona 159 - FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word...