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... believe , that the worship of a bleeding , suffering God , tends strongly to absorb the mind , and to draw it from other objects , just as the human tender- ness of the Virgin Mary has given her so conspicuous a place in the devotions ...
... believe , that the worship of a bleeding , suffering God , tends strongly to absorb the mind , and to draw it from other objects , just as the human tender- ness of the Virgin Mary has given her so conspicuous a place in the devotions ...
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... believe , that in no being is the sense of right so strong , so omnipotent , as in God . We be- lieve that his almighty power is entirely submitted to his perceptions of rectitude ; and this is the ground of our piety . It is not ...
... believe , that in no being is the sense of right so strong , so omnipotent , as in God . We be- lieve that his almighty power is entirely submitted to his perceptions of rectitude ; and this is the ground of our piety . It is not ...
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... believe in his Parental character . We ascribe to him , not only the name , but the dispositions and principles of a father . We believe that he has a father's concern for his creatures , a father's de- sire for their improvement , a ...
... believe in his Parental character . We ascribe to him , not only the name , but the dispositions and principles of a father . We believe that he has a father's concern for his creatures , a father's de- sire for their improvement , a ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
UNITARIAN CHRISTIANITY | 47 |
THE DIVINITY SCHOOL ADDRESS | 90 |
Copyright | |
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Three Prophets of Religious Liberalism: Channing, Emerson, Parker Conrad Wright Limited preview - 1986 |
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