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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Page ix
... never desired to see him again . Mr. Rhodes justly said , " He was as full of the devil as he could hold . " This melancholy business happened in the course of the present year , and made a great noise in the town and neighbour- hood of ...
... never desired to see him again . Mr. Rhodes justly said , " He was as full of the devil as he could hold . " This melancholy business happened in the course of the present year , and made a great noise in the town and neighbour- hood of ...
Page x
... never had been an Old Testament , never a New one , mankind would have been at least as corrupt and miserable as they are at present . What harm then have the Old and the New Testament done to you , that you perpetually challenge them ...
... never had been an Old Testament , never a New one , mankind would have been at least as corrupt and miserable as they are at present . What harm then have the Old and the New Testament done to you , that you perpetually challenge them ...
Page xiv
... traffic of the world , and to the laws which practically regu- late mankind . ' . ? " Gentlemen ! in the place where we now sit to administer the justice of this great country , above a century ago , the never - to - be xiv PREFACE .
... traffic of the world , and to the laws which practically regu- late mankind . ' . ? " Gentlemen ! in the place where we now sit to administer the justice of this great country , above a century ago , the never - to - be xiv PREFACE .
Page xxiii
... never intended to affect any but the culpable part of them ; and that both the prophets under the Old Testament dispensation , and Christ with his apostles under the New , have done the same . We cannot follow better examples . " But in ...
... never intended to affect any but the culpable part of them ; and that both the prophets under the Old Testament dispensation , and Christ with his apostles under the New , have done the same . We cannot follow better examples . " But in ...
Page xxvii
... never have another opportunity , and it is proper that somebody should speak . For the public abuses specified in these papers , he conceives , must either be removed by the gentle hand of reform , or Divine Providence will take the ...
... never have another opportunity , and it is proper that somebody should speak . For the public abuses specified in these papers , he conceives , must either be removed by the gentle hand of reform , or Divine Providence will take the ...
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