The Theological and Miscellaneous Works of Joseph PriestleyG. Smallfield, 1797 |
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... object is no longer attainable ; but the very barrier between men and brutes has been thrown down by many eminent unbelievers . All the ancient legislators , even among the Heathens , considered the laws of marriage as the first step ...
... object is no longer attainable ; but the very barrier between men and brutes has been thrown down by many eminent unbelievers . All the ancient legislators , even among the Heathens , considered the laws of marriage as the first step ...
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... objects of his pursuit be just , and if his measures be well laid , he improves his condition ; whereas , if his maxims of conduct be false and fallacious , if the objects of his pursuit be unworthy of him , or his conduct be ill ...
... objects of his pursuit be just , and if his measures be well laid , he improves his condition ; whereas , if his maxims of conduct be false and fallacious , if the objects of his pursuit be unworthy of him , or his conduct be ill ...
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... objects , that religion enlarges and ennobles the minds of men , advancing them farther beyond the state of children ... object , or for its own sake , but only for the sake of the advantages it can procure him . And yet we see that it ...
... objects , that religion enlarges and ennobles the minds of men , advancing them farther beyond the state of children ... object , or for its own sake , but only for the sake of the advantages it can procure him . And yet we see that it ...
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... object proposed to us , the more scrupulous we shall naturally be in our inqui- ries concerning it . When the apostles were first informed of the resurrection of their beloved Master , it is said by the historian , [ Luke xxiv . 41 ...
... object proposed to us , the more scrupulous we shall naturally be in our inqui- ries concerning it . When the apostles were first informed of the resurrection of their beloved Master , it is said by the historian , [ Luke xxiv . 41 ...
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... object with God , the common parent of us all , ) the means are of no farther value . That scheme or system , whatever it be , which best promotes this great end , is , for that reason , the best ; and if the two schemes be equally ...
... object with God , the common parent of us all , ) the means are of no farther value . That scheme or system , whatever it be , which best promotes this great end , is , for that reason , the best ; and if the two schemes be equally ...
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