The Genius of Christianity, Or, The Spirit and Beauty of the Christian ReligionJ. Murphy, 1856 - 763 pages |
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... tree , they delivered their lessons to an enchanted crowd . What were the institutions of an Amphion , a Cadmus , an Orpheus ? They consisted in delightful music called law , in the dance , the hymn , the consecrated tree ; they were ...
... tree , they delivered their lessons to an enchanted crowd . What were the institutions of an Amphion , a Cadmus , an Orpheus ? They consisted in delightful music called law , in the dance , the hymn , the consecrated tree ; they were ...
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... trees , because death is barren , or because in the next life there is no distinction of sex , and the soul is an immortal virgin ? Finally , do they not tell us that the irrational animals which ap- proach the nearest to human ...
... trees , because death is barren , or because in the next life there is no distinction of sex , and the soul is an immortal virgin ? Finally , do they not tell us that the irrational animals which ap- proach the nearest to human ...
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... in the desert is sufficient for the celebration of his mys- teries , a tree for the proclamation of his laws , and a bed of thorns for the practice of his virtues . BOOK III . THE TRUTHS OF THE SCRIPTURES , THE 106 GENIUS OF CHRISTIANITY .
... in the desert is sufficient for the celebration of his mys- teries , a tree for the proclamation of his laws , and a bed of thorns for the practice of his virtues . BOOK III . THE TRUTHS OF THE SCRIPTURES , THE 106 GENIUS OF CHRISTIANITY .
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... tree of life ! —man lost for having tasted the fruit of knowledge , for having learned 1 The Asiatic Researches confirm the truth of the book of Genesis . They divide mythology into three branches , one of which extended throughout In ...
... tree of life ! —man lost for having tasted the fruit of knowledge , for having learned 1 The Asiatic Researches confirm the truth of the book of Genesis . They divide mythology into three branches , one of which extended throughout In ...
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... tree . Now let us contemplate the marvellous consequence of this prohibition of infinite wisdom . Man falls , and the demon of pride occasions his fall . But pride borrows the voice of love to seduce him , and it is for the sake of a ...
... tree . Now let us contemplate the marvellous consequence of this prohibition of infinite wisdom . Man falls , and the demon of pride occasions his fall . But pride borrows the voice of love to seduce him , and it is for the sake of a ...
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