The Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Course of Nature: To which are Added Two Brief Dissertations on Personal Identity, and on the Nature of Virtue, and Fifteen SermonsG. Bell, 1893 - 546 pages |
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... matters of every - day life , we must be content with probable evidence ; which differs from the former in that it ... matter ; that of the former being certain , and that of the latter AMMORLIA OF A FUTURE LIFE and therefore suited to ...
... matters of every - day life , we must be content with probable evidence ; which differs from the former in that it ... matter ; that of the former being certain , and that of the latter AMMORLIA OF A FUTURE LIFE and therefore suited to ...
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... matter we may , and do generally , conclude that a particular consequence will flow from some quality in one object , because it flows from the same quality in another . In all probable argument the mind proceeds apon the principle that ...
... matter we may , and do generally , conclude that a particular consequence will flow from some quality in one object , because it flows from the same quality in another . In all probable argument the mind proceeds apon the principle that ...
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... matter ; they are accidental adjuncts , and no part of ourselves ; and it is as easy to conceive that we may exist apart from our bodies as in them . II . Experiment and observation show that 1. Bodies are but material organs , and that ...
... matter ; they are accidental adjuncts , and no part of ourselves ; and it is as easy to conceive that we may exist apart from our bodies as in them . II . Experiment and observation show that 1. Bodies are but material organs , and that ...
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... matter ; there is no reason , then , to think that death will be so very fatal . c . We ought to regard our bodies as composed of so many in- struments ; our eyes and legs , for instance , bearing an analogy to glasses and staves . Now ...
... matter ; there is no reason , then , to think that death will be so very fatal . c . We ought to regard our bodies as composed of so many in- struments ; our eyes and legs , for instance , bearing an analogy to glasses and staves . Now ...
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... matter , but partial ignorance does not . The proof of Religion is a proof of the Moral character and government of God ; hut we are not the best judges as to the means of carrying out his ends . Our ignorance , then , is an answer ...
... matter , but partial ignorance does not . The proof of Religion is a proof of the Moral character and government of God ; hut we are not the best judges as to the means of carrying out his ends . Our ignorance , then , is an answer ...
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