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... thought , that ever so great proficiency in the knowledge of a book which is in every body's hands , can never procure a man the envied character of erudition . True ; but , on the other hand , will not that 8 LECTURES ON.
... thought , that ever so great proficiency in the knowledge of a book which is in every body's hands , can never procure a man the envied character of erudition . True ; but , on the other hand , will not that 8 LECTURES ON.
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... thought would expose him most to the sneer of the infidel , such a gloss as would make it pass more easily with Gentile , and even with philosophical readers , ( for he had an eye to both ) amongst whom we know the Jews were brand- ed ...
... thought would expose him most to the sneer of the infidel , such a gloss as would make it pass more easily with Gentile , and even with philosophical readers , ( for he had an eye to both ) amongst whom we know the Jews were brand- ed ...
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... thought fit to exchange that parental tenderness , which was the glory of their predecessors , for that lordly superiority which succeeded , it was a natural consequence , that , on the other hand , the amiable reverence of the child ...
... thought fit to exchange that parental tenderness , which was the glory of their predecessors , for that lordly superiority which succeeded , it was a natural consequence , that , on the other hand , the amiable reverence of the child ...
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... thought the best reason in the world by most Christian sects , and by every individual who possesses the spirit of the sectary . From Christ's testimony we have ground to believe , that what this man did , was done with an intention ...
... thought the best reason in the world by most Christian sects , and by every individual who possesses the spirit of the sectary . From Christ's testimony we have ground to believe , that what this man did , was done with an intention ...
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... thought more analogous to the nature of briars and thorns , than to the fruit of the fig - tree , or of the vine . How- ever , even of such contentious teachers I would not presume to say , that they may not occasionally do good ...
... thought more analogous to the nature of briars and thorns , than to the fruit of the fig - tree , or of the vine . How- ever , even of such contentious teachers I would not presume to say , that they may not occasionally do good ...
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