A Plea for Religion and the Sacred Writings: Addressed to the Disciples of Thomas Paine, and Wavering Christians of Every Persuasion: with an Appendix, Containing the Author's Determination to Have Relinquished His Charge in the Established Church ... To which is Added, a Discourse on State Entertainments, and on Dreams and Night-visions ... With Numerous Additional Notes |
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... nature , that no man of the least decency of charac- ter could be found , who would embark in the des- perate scheme . But , when we consider the many awful threatenings recorded in the Bible against persons of a 15 Б.
... nature , that no man of the least decency of charac- ter could be found , who would embark in the des- perate scheme . But , when we consider the many awful threatenings recorded in the Bible against persons of a 15 Б.
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... Bible against persons of a certain description , the numerous pas- sages apparently liable to very serious objections , the natural darkness of the human understanding , the perverseness of the human will , and the im- perious calls of ...
... Bible against persons of a certain description , the numerous pas- sages apparently liable to very serious objections , the natural darkness of the human understanding , the perverseness of the human will , and the im- perious calls of ...
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... Bible in his library ; but he very soon purchased a quarto one , with marginal references , and , with full purpose of heart , devoted himself to the study of it . At first , indeed , he was rather ashamed that his new Bible should be ...
... Bible in his library ; but he very soon purchased a quarto one , with marginal references , and , with full purpose of heart , devoted himself to the study of it . At first , indeed , he was rather ashamed that his new Bible should be ...
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... Bible is in every one's hands , and may be consulted at pleasure , we will call the attention of the reader to a few in- stances of persons , who have been eminent in their way , during these latter ages only , and , some of them , even ...
... Bible is in every one's hands , and may be consulted at pleasure , we will call the attention of the reader to a few in- stances of persons , who have been eminent in their way , during these latter ages only , and , some of them , even ...
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... Bible . By the perusal of that book , however , they pious woman , ) that he would occasionally enquire , when he saw her engaged with a book , what she was reading , and being answered , and at the same time asking whether she should ...
... Bible . By the perusal of that book , however , they pious woman , ) that he would occasionally enquire , when he saw her engaged with a book , what she was reading , and being answered , and at the same time asking whether she should ...
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