Lectures on the Atheistic Controversy: Delivered in the Months of February and March, 1834, at Sion Chapel, Bradford, Yorkshire. Forming the First Part of a Course of Lectures on InfidelityHilliard, Gray, 1835 - 350 pages |
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... possesses , or , a mere abstraction . But this is a falla- cious and deceptive use of terms ; at least , whatever be the intention of the writer , it is such an employment of language as tends only to mislead the unwary . Our dispute ...
... possesses , or , a mere abstraction . But this is a falla- cious and deceptive use of terms ; at least , whatever be the intention of the writer , it is such an employment of language as tends only to mislead the unwary . Our dispute ...
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... possesses the attributes of mind ? Does this imply a contradiction so self - evident as to shock the reason of man , as soon as it is announced ? Do we not all know and feel that the very contrary is the case ? Would it not require all ...
... possesses the attributes of mind ? Does this imply a contradiction so self - evident as to shock the reason of man , as soon as it is announced ? Do we not all know and feel that the very contrary is the case ? Would it not require all ...
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... possessing the most wonderful adaptation of parts , and properties , and instincts , to their peculiar mode of living , —and all existing by pairs ! It must also furnish a solution to all the fitting up , and furniture ; all the ...
... possessing the most wonderful adaptation of parts , and properties , and instincts , to their peculiar mode of living , —and all existing by pairs ! It must also furnish a solution to all the fitting up , and furniture ; all the ...
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... possesses . • That matter , with all its present modifications , had a commencement without a producing cause , involves an absurdity so gross and palpable , that it is doubtful wheth- er any have deliberately maintained such a position ...
... possesses . • That matter , with all its present modifications , had a commencement without a producing cause , involves an absurdity so gross and palpable , that it is doubtful wheth- er any have deliberately maintained such a position ...
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... possess Uncaused existence , and eternal are , Why have not poets sung of deeds achieved Before the Theban war and fall of Troy ? ences may have existed in a high state of improvement 52 [ LECT . II . ATHEISTIC HYPOTHESES .
... possess Uncaused existence , and eternal are , Why have not poets sung of deeds achieved Before the Theban war and fall of Troy ? ences may have existed in a high state of improvement 52 [ LECT . II . ATHEISTIC HYPOTHESES .
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Page 170 - Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine: But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Page 170 - Tunes her nocturnal note: thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine...
Page 239 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, behold! thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea : Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Page 63 - Mind, mind alone, (bear witness, Earth and Heaven !) The living fountains in itself contains Of beauteous and sublime : here, hand in hand, Sit paramount the Graces ; here enthroned, Celestial Venus, with divinest airs, Invites the soul to never-fading joy.
Page 9 - The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord, and against his Anointed : 3 Let us break their bonds asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
Page 90 - They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Page 249 - Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Page 90 - I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Page 10 - Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him, let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way, shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
Page 219 - The intermixture of distinct species is guarded against by the aversion of the individuals composing them to sexual union, or by the sterility of the mule offspring. It does not appear that true hybrid races have ever been perpetuated for several generations, even by the assistance of man; for the cases usually cited relate to the crossing of mules with individuals of pure species, and not to the intermixture of hybrid with hybrid.