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... existence itfelf a punishment . In vain had they recourfe to every other occupa tion and amusement . In vain did they feek after every pleasure of fenfe , and every refinement of reafon . Nothing could fill that void which they felt in ...
... existence itfelf a punishment . In vain had they recourfe to every other occupa tion and amusement . In vain did they feek after every pleasure of fenfe , and every refinement of reafon . Nothing could fill that void which they felt in ...
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... existence at all . Though this opinion may seem chi- merical to many , who have not much confidered the fubject , yet it is by no means new , for it was long fince adop . ted by fome of the moft celebrated philofophers of antiquity ...
... existence at all . Though this opinion may seem chi- merical to many , who have not much confidered the fubject , yet it is by no means new , for it was long fince adop . ted by fome of the moft celebrated philofophers of antiquity ...
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existence of this kind alone can eter- nity belong ; for eternity can never be compofed of finite parts , which , however multiplied , can never be come infinite ; but muft be fomething fimple , uniform , invariable , and indivisible ...
existence of this kind alone can eter- nity belong ; for eternity can never be compofed of finite parts , which , however multiplied , can never be come infinite ; but muft be fomething fimple , uniform , invariable , and indivisible ...
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... existence ; in which pleafing employment , I fhall not cease to remember my country , and to make it my ardent prayer that Heaven will not fail to bless her with its choiceft favours . At this auspicious moment , there- fore , of my ...
... existence ; in which pleafing employment , I fhall not cease to remember my country , and to make it my ardent prayer that Heaven will not fail to bless her with its choiceft favours . At this auspicious moment , there- fore , of my ...
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... existence intirely and conftantly diftin & t , as they themselves are in nature : By which means we fhall prefently fweep away many of thofe theological and metaphyfical cob - webs , which now encumber and difgrace our moft learned ...
... existence intirely and conftantly diftin & t , as they themselves are in nature : By which means we fhall prefently fweep away many of thofe theological and metaphyfical cob - webs , which now encumber and difgrace our moft learned ...
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Page 510 - And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment ; that ye may approve things that are excellent ; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ ; being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Page 482 - ... the same as may be requisite to defray the expenses of the said office; appointing all officers of the land forces in the service of the United States, excepting regimental officers; appointing all the officers of the naval forces, and commissioning all officers whatever in the service of the United States; making rules for the government and regulation of the said land and naval forces, and directing their operations.
Page 80 - Ocean: east by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean, from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
Page 548 - If a white man in travelling through our country, enters one of our cabins, we all treat him as I treat you; we dry him if he is wet, we warm him if he is cold, and give him meat and drink, that he may allay his...
Page 81 - In case it should so happen, that any place or territory, belonging to Great Britain or to the United States, should...
Page 34 - I'll not injure you, but prove a friend. Here, take this — , and now tell me how much you want to make you independent of so destructive a business as you are now engaged in.
Page 18 - When we have muffled off this mortal coil, Muft give us paufe. There's the refpeft, That makes calamity of fo long life : For who would bear the whips and fcorns of time...
Page 509 - Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Page 518 - We are convinced therefore that you mean to do us good by your Proposal, and we thank you heartily. But you who are wise must know, that different Nations have different Conceptions of things; and you will therefore not take it amiss, if our Ideas of this Kind of Education happen...
Page 81 - That there shall be no future confiscations made, nor any prosecutions commenced against any person or persons, for or by reason of the part which he or they may have taken in the present War ; and that no person shall on that account suffer any future loss or damage either in his person, liberty, or property...