Conversations on Religion, with Lord Byron and Others: Held in Cephalonia, a Short Time Previous to His Lordship's Death |
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... endeavour to convey to them a clear account of the na- ture of the truths revealed in the Bible , - their con- sistency with the attributes of the Deity , and the state of mankind in every age and under every variety of circumstances ...
... endeavour to convey to them a clear account of the na- ture of the truths revealed in the Bible , - their con- sistency with the attributes of the Deity , and the state of mankind in every age and under every variety of circumstances ...
Page 106
... endeavour to check its progress by their writings . The young , the vain , and the ignorant , adopt and retail the paltry , and sophistical , and false reasonings of Deists , or Socinians , not so much from conviction as from a desire ...
... endeavour to check its progress by their writings . The young , the vain , and the ignorant , adopt and retail the paltry , and sophistical , and false reasonings of Deists , or Socinians , not so much from conviction as from a desire ...
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... endeavour to comprehend , or think it their duty to try to comprehend this mystery ; and failing , reject it as absurd , and hence they ridicule faith - as if faith consisted in believing what was unreasonable . All those who are ...
... endeavour to comprehend , or think it their duty to try to comprehend this mystery ; and failing , reject it as absurd , and hence they ridicule faith - as if faith consisted in believing what was unreasonable . All those who are ...
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... endeavour to find out his will . The former will never understand it -- the latter will invariably succeed . I therefore advise your lordship to lay aside these subjects for the present , and study Christianity , 128 CONVERSATIONS ON ...
... endeavour to find out his will . The former will never understand it -- the latter will invariably succeed . I therefore advise your lordship to lay aside these subjects for the present , and study Christianity , 128 CONVERSATIONS ON ...
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... endeavour to practise every virtue , from a love to God , and from a sense of duty ; and in doing this , the mind feels perfect happiness . All the objects of worldly am- bition , - such as wealth , rank , and fame - whether as ...
... endeavour to practise every virtue , from a love to God , and from a sense of duty ; and in doing this , the mind feels perfect happiness . All the objects of worldly am- bition , - such as wealth , rank , and fame - whether as ...
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