The Works of William Paley: With a Life of the Author, Volume 5Thomas Tegg, 1825 |
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... persons , who have not thought seriously about religion an hour , nor a quarter of an hour , in the whole course of their lives . This great object of human solicitude affects not them in any manner whatever . It cannot be without its ...
... persons , who have not thought seriously about religion an hour , nor a quarter of an hour , in the whole course of their lives . This great object of human solicitude affects not them in any manner whatever . It cannot be without its ...
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... person we describe is in the same condition . Again ; there is a race of giddy thoughtless men and women , of young ... persons , as well as old , find that things do actually come to pass . Evils and mischiefs , which they regarded as ...
... person we describe is in the same condition . Again ; there is a race of giddy thoughtless men and women , of young ... persons , as well as old , find that things do actually come to pass . Evils and mischiefs , which they regarded as ...
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... these powerful causes , every support ought to be given to it which can be given by education , by instruction , and , above all , by the example of those to whom young persons look up , acting with a view to a future 6 SERMONS .
... these powerful causes , every support ought to be given to it which can be given by education , by instruction , and , above all , by the example of those to whom young persons look up , acting with a view to a future 6 SERMONS .
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... persons ap- pointed to minister and officiate , indeed no assemblies for public worship at all ; no joint prayers ; no preach- ing ; still religion in itself , in its reality and import- ance , in its end and event , would be the same ...
... persons ap- pointed to minister and officiate , indeed no assemblies for public worship at all ; no joint prayers ; no preach- ing ; still religion in itself , in its reality and import- ance , in its end and event , would be the same ...
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... persons of those who happen to be more serious than ourselves . But against whomsoever it happens to be pointed , it has the bad effects both upon the speaker and the hearer which we have noticed . It tends to destroy our own ...
... persons of those who happen to be more serious than ourselves . But against whomsoever it happens to be pointed , it has the bad effects both upon the speaker and the hearer which we have noticed . It tends to destroy our own ...
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