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Page xiv
... caused if he were not the same individual as the person who introduces himself in the latter . These difficulties are of no great moment . Ac- curacy was not always regarded by ancient authors in matters not affecting the grand design ...
... caused if he were not the same individual as the person who introduces himself in the latter . These difficulties are of no great moment . Ac- curacy was not always regarded by ancient authors in matters not affecting the grand design ...
Page xxviii
... causes , much poverty and wretchedness exist in Eastern countries , and it is by a merciful counteraction that superstitious error should in any way alleviate the misery it creates . The veneration paid to saints , relics , and holy ...
... causes , much poverty and wretchedness exist in Eastern countries , and it is by a merciful counteraction that superstitious error should in any way alleviate the misery it creates . The veneration paid to saints , relics , and holy ...
Page xxxiii
... cause . The truth is , that nothing is taken less upon trust than Christianity : both as it regards masses and individuals , it is carefully and zealously canvassed and examined ; and nothing but the completeness of its evidence and ...
... cause . The truth is , that nothing is taken less upon trust than Christianity : both as it regards masses and individuals , it is carefully and zealously canvassed and examined ; and nothing but the completeness of its evidence and ...
Page xxxvii
... caused any to repent who invoke his protection . I took up my abode therefore in a fixed place of residence near Mecca , together with my household and my children ; In the country of the faithful God , in perfect confidence , earnestly ...
... caused any to repent who invoke his protection . I took up my abode therefore in a fixed place of residence near Mecca , together with my household and my children ; In the country of the faithful God , in perfect confidence , earnestly ...
Page xxxvii
... cause hesitation ( perplexity ) . From this time , therefore , I has- tened to fulfil the engagement into which I had previously entered . I therefore looked into such books already published ( or those writers still existing ) as ...
... cause hesitation ( perplexity ) . From this time , therefore , I has- tened to fulfil the engagement into which I had previously entered . I therefore looked into such books already published ( or those writers still existing ) as ...
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