An Essay on the Identity and General Resurrection of the Human Body: In which the Evidences in Favour of These Important Subjects are Considered in Relation Both to Philosophy and ScriptureR. Edwards, 1822 - 487 pages |
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Page vi
... application , industry , and frugality . But though neither of my parents was ignorant of the importance of education , such were their circumstances that it was not in their power to afford me any , except that which I acquired at a ...
... application , industry , and frugality . But though neither of my parents was ignorant of the importance of education , such were their circumstances that it was not in their power to afford me any , except that which I acquired at a ...
Page xviii
... Application , however , succeeded to interrup- tion , and perseverance finally surmounted all . It was about the close of the year 1805 , that I had in my own estimation , completed the ma- nuscript , and I fully expected that I should ...
... Application , however , succeeded to interrup- tion , and perseverance finally surmounted all . It was about the close of the year 1805 , that I had in my own estimation , completed the ma- nuscript , and I fully expected that I should ...
Page xxi
... apply only to objects of sense ; and demonstration is confined to such points as are brought into immediate contact with our principles of intuition . But , neither oral nor historical testimony can afford any higher evidence than moral ...
... apply only to objects of sense ; and demonstration is confined to such points as are brought into immediate contact with our principles of intuition . But , neither oral nor historical testimony can afford any higher evidence than moral ...
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... apply with equal force to all his bodily as well as mental powers . For as the human body form- ed a conspicuous part of creation , and as the life of man was guaranteed to him , on condition of his abstinence from moral evil , the ...
... apply with equal force to all his bodily as well as mental powers . For as the human body form- ed a conspicuous part of creation , and as the life of man was guaranteed to him , on condition of his abstinence from moral evil , the ...
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... apply to him , than it does now to us . The conduct of God would then appear dependent upon the actions of man ; controlled by caprice , and subjected to those directions which the wayward sallies of our passions would impose . But the ...
... apply to him , than it does now to us . The conduct of God would then appear dependent upon the actions of man ; controlled by caprice , and subjected to those directions which the wayward sallies of our passions would impose . But the ...
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