Discourses on Various SubjectsCharles Fox, 1835 - 299 páginas |
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... Christian view , and has no apprehension of the infinite love of God , will not believe that he has made man with such noble faculties , or for such noble ends , as we assert . The discussion proposed is obviously , even in this view ...
... Christian view , and has no apprehension of the infinite love of God , will not believe that he has made man with such noble faculties , or for such noble ends , as we assert . The discussion proposed is obviously , even in this view ...
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... Christianity to the wants of the mind , is , indeed , a topic that has been much and very justly insisted on as an evidence of its truth . I wish , however , in the present discourse , to place this subject before you in a light ...
... Christianity to the wants of the mind , is , indeed , a topic that has been much and very justly insisted on as an evidence of its truth . I wish , however , in the present discourse , to place this subject before you in a light ...
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... Christian religion . And Nothing , it would seem , could be more obvious than that a religion for human beings should be suited to human beings ; not to angels , nor to demons ; not to a fictitious order of creatures ; not to the ...
... Christian religion . And Nothing , it would seem , could be more obvious than that a religion for human beings should be suited to human beings ; not to angels , nor to demons ; not to a fictitious order of creatures ; not to the ...
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... , in a due proportion , ad- dress all our faculties . Most of the erroneous forms of religious sentiment that prevail in the Christian world , have arisen from the predominance that has been given to some one part DISCOURSE IV . 61.
... , in a due proportion , ad- dress all our faculties . Most of the erroneous forms of religious sentiment that prevail in the Christian world , have arisen from the predominance that has been given to some one part DISCOURSE IV . 61.
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... Christ - come to us with these adaptations ; generous , to expand our affections ; strict , to restrain our passions ... Christian religion is thus adapted to our whole nature . Its evidences address themselves to our sober judgment ...
... Christ - come to us with these adaptations ; generous , to expand our affections ; strict , to restrain our passions ... Christian religion is thus adapted to our whole nature . Its evidences address themselves to our sober judgment ...
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admiration affections amidst appeal art thou awaken awful beauty believe blessed breath brethren cern character children of men Christian cold conscience creature dark death DISCOURSE divine divine grace doubt duty dwell earth earthly eternity evil faith fear feeling forms friends future glorious glory God's gospel habit happiness heaven holy holy record honour hope human heart human nature immortal indifference indulgence infinite interests irreligion Jesus language light ligion live look meditation ment mercy mind misery moral moral universe ness never noble objects pass passions perhaps piety pity pleasure prayer principle racter rational reason religion religious sensibility repeat retribution scene selfish sense sensual sinful sinner sleep solemn sorrow soul speak spirit strong sublime suffer sure teaching thee things thou thou art mind thought timate tion toil true truth virtue voice whole wisdom words worldly wrong