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... character . This was the viewpoint of the ten lectures . The theme and the aim were fixed . I was not attempting essays in literature , but the enforce- ment of Christian truth . I have , however , used my utmost care to avoid imputing ...
... character . This was the viewpoint of the ten lectures . The theme and the aim were fixed . I was not attempting essays in literature , but the enforce- ment of Christian truth . I have , however , used my utmost care to avoid imputing ...
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... character : we suffer when there is no wonder in our hearts . There are some truths which can- not even be seen until we have learnt to take the shoes from off our feet , knowing that the place whereon we stand is holy ground . The ...
... character : we suffer when there is no wonder in our hearts . There are some truths which can- not even be seen until we have learnt to take the shoes from off our feet , knowing that the place whereon we stand is holy ground . The ...
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... character . Evangelical wonder is born of the Divine quest for man . We have sometimes spoken as if the search were on our side . " The history of philoso- phy , " wrote George Henry Lewes , " is the history of man's quest for God ...
... character . Evangelical wonder is born of the Divine quest for man . We have sometimes spoken as if the search were on our side . " The history of philoso- phy , " wrote George Henry Lewes , " is the history of man's quest for God ...
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... character of Felix , the Roman Governor at Cæsarea . In doing so he has presented an extra- ordinarily vivid picture of the spirit of compro- mise and irresolute wavering by which so many ills have fallen upon our race , and from which ...
... character of Felix , the Roman Governor at Cæsarea . In doing so he has presented an extra- ordinarily vivid picture of the spirit of compro- mise and irresolute wavering by which so many ills have fallen upon our race , and from which ...
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Trevor H. Davies. a shifting indeterminate character because , in the narrative , it is placed side by side with that of one of the world's most heroic figures . The life of St. Paul was one of whole - hearted com- mittal to a cause . As ...
Trevor H. Davies. a shifting indeterminate character because , in the narrative , it is placed side by side with that of one of the world's most heroic figures . The life of St. Paul was one of whole - hearted com- mittal to a cause . As ...
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