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 xii
... reader a greater pleasure , or render the deistical one a more import- ant service , than by presenting him , in this place , with the substance of the speech which this cele- brated orator delivered upon the trial of Williams , in the ...
... reader a greater pleasure , or render the deistical one a more import- ant service , than by presenting him , in this place , with the substance of the speech which this cele- brated orator delivered upon the trial of Williams , in the ...
Page xvi
... reader of the works of God , And in his Word sagacious . Such too , thine , Milton , whose genius had angelic wings , And fed on manna . And such thine , in whom Our British Themis gloried with just cause , Immortal Hale ! for deep ...
... reader of the works of God , And in his Word sagacious . Such too , thine , Milton , whose genius had angelic wings , And fed on manna . And such thine , in whom Our British Themis gloried with just cause , Immortal Hale ! for deep ...
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... READER ! The author of this little book , which is here put into your hands , cannot help being ex- tremely alarmed for the safety of his friends in this day of abounding infidelity , when he considers this declaration of Christ , that ...
... READER ! The author of this little book , which is here put into your hands , cannot help being ex- tremely alarmed for the safety of his friends in this day of abounding infidelity , when he considers this declaration of Christ , that ...
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... reader will call to mind , that several of the most valuable authors among the ancients have written in the same manner : --- " A verse may catch him , who a sermon flies , And turn delight into a sacrifice . " A compendious account of ...
... reader will call to mind , that several of the most valuable authors among the ancients have written in the same manner : --- " A verse may catch him , who a sermon flies , And turn delight into a sacrifice . " A compendious account of ...
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... readers may find their advantage in this part of his Treatise . bodies of Dissenters ; scarcely one nobleman , and but very few rich commoners , appear to have contributed a single shilling out of their ample revenues towards promoting ...
... readers may find their advantage in this part of his Treatise . bodies of Dissenters ; scarcely one nobleman , and but very few rich commoners , appear to have contributed a single shilling out of their ample revenues towards promoting ...
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