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... present the exposition of the truth as it was con- ceived and portrayed by the selected author . The lectures were written after they had been publicly delivered , in the midst of the duties of a city pastorate , and without opportunity ...
... present the exposition of the truth as it was con- ceived and portrayed by the selected author . The lectures were written after they had been publicly delivered , in the midst of the duties of a city pastorate , and without opportunity ...
Page 57
... present he is seated at dinner surrounded by a number of his associates and as they linger in conversation over the wine , Peer becomes confidential and commits to them the secret of his success : " The art of bravery in act , Is this ...
... present he is seated at dinner surrounded by a number of his associates and as they linger in conversation over the wine , Peer becomes confidential and commits to them the secret of his success : " The art of bravery in act , Is this ...
Page 104
... presents the two views , one superficial though plausible , assumed by men who proclaim matter and force as the be - all and end - all ; another , deeper and truer , which declares that to under- stand Nature at all , you must take the ...
... presents the two views , one superficial though plausible , assumed by men who proclaim matter and force as the be - all and end - all ; another , deeper and truer , which declares that to under- stand Nature at all , you must take the ...
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... the power to bring before the mind some object not present to the senses . By the use of imagination , a remote object is brought near and made influential . It visualises the un- seen 131 The Use of Imagination in Religion.
... the power to bring before the mind some object not present to the senses . By the use of imagination , a remote object is brought near and made influential . It visualises the un- seen 131 The Use of Imagination in Religion.
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... present . The future comes beneath its influence . Imagination helps us to take the long view of life , and to act now with a sense of how the present deed will appear after it has been consummated . It accompanies the soul , also ...
... present . The future comes beneath its influence . Imagination helps us to take the long view of life , and to act now with a sense of how the present deed will appear after it has been consummated . It accompanies the soul , also ...
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