Essays, Moral, Economical and PoliticalJ. Sharpe, 1822 - 206 pages |
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... cause the religion of the heathen consisted rather in rites and ceremonies than in any constant be- lief : for you may imagine what kind of faith theirs was , when the chief doctors and fathers of their church were the poets . But the ...
... cause the religion of the heathen consisted rather in rites and ceremonies than in any constant be- lief : for you may imagine what kind of faith theirs was , when the chief doctors and fathers of their church were the poets . But the ...
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... cause of religion to descend to the cruel and execrable actions of murdering princes , butchery of people , and subversion of states and govern- ments ? Surely this is to bring down the Holy Ghost , instead of the likeness of a dove ...
... cause of religion to descend to the cruel and execrable actions of murdering princes , butchery of people , and subversion of states and govern- ments ? Surely this is to bring down the Holy Ghost , instead of the likeness of a dove ...
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... cause of a single life is liberty , especially in certain selfpleasing and humorous minds , which are so sensible of every restraint , as they will go near to think their girdles and garters to be bonds and shackles . Unmarried men are ...
... cause of a single life is liberty , especially in certain selfpleasing and humorous minds , which are so sensible of every restraint , as they will go near to think their girdles and garters to be bonds and shackles . Unmarried men are ...
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... cause of it in him is small ; or if the envy be general in a manner upon all the minis- ters of an estate , then the envy ( though hidden ) is truly upon the state itself . And so much of public envy or discontentment , and the differ ...
... cause of it in him is small ; or if the envy be general in a manner upon all the minis- ters of an estate , then the envy ( though hidden ) is truly upon the state itself . And so much of public envy or discontentment , and the differ ...
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... cause it is the proper attribute of the devil , who is called , " The envi- ous man , that soweth tares amongst the wheat by night ; " as it always cometh to pass , that envy worketh subtilly , and in the dark , and to the prejudice of ...
... cause it is the proper attribute of the devil , who is called , " The envi- ous man , that soweth tares amongst the wheat by night ; " as it always cometh to pass , that envy worketh subtilly , and in the dark , and to the prejudice of ...
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