...sacrificing a son who was perfectly innocent, to satisfy the assumed necessity for a propitiatory victim; are modes of action which, ascribed to a human ruler,...expressions of abhorrence; and the ascription of them to the Ultimata Cause of things, even now felt to be full of difficulties, must, become impossible. So, too,...

...religion to a primitive belief in ghosts! He caricatures the Christian religion by the following sentence: "So too must die out the belief that a Power present...space, and who during millions of years of the Earth's earliest existence needed no honoring by its inhabitants, should be seized with a craving for praise;...

...may serve as an object of terror to the rest of mankind.' * Compare Mr. Herbert Spencer's language: " Are modes of action which, ascribed to a human ruler, would call forth expressions of abhorrence." There is this difference, however, that Mr. Froude expressly heads his essay, addressed to the students...

...sacrificing a son who was perfectly innocent, to satisfy the assumed necessity for a propitiatory victim ; are modes of action which, ascribed to a human ruler, would call forth expressions of abhorrence ; an4 the ascription of them to the Ultimate Cause of things, even now felt to be full of difficulties,...

...better-natured that, while some theologians distinctly deny it, others quietly drop it out of their teaching's. Clearly, this change can not cease until the beliefs...to a human ruler, would call forth expressions of abhorI rence; and the ascription of them to the Ultimate Cause of things, even now felt to be full...

...sacrificing a son who was perfectly innocent, to satisfy the assumed necessity for a propitiatory victim; are modes of action which, ascribed to a human ruler,...of years of the Earth's earlier existence needed no honouring by its inhabitants, should be seized with a craving for praise; and having created mankind,...

...sacrificing a son who was perfectly innocent, to satisfy the assumed necessity for a propitiatory victim, are modes of action which, ascribed to a human ruler,...of years of the earth's earlier existence needed no honouring by its inhabitants, should be seized with a craving for praise, and having created mankind,...

...little), Butler's argument! concerning these and allied beliefs do not tell at all against ngnostics. •which, ascribed to a human ruler, would call forth...of years of the Earth's earlier existence needed no honouring by its inhabitants, should be seized with a craving for praise; and having created mankind,...

...little), Butler's arguments concerning these and allied beliefs do not tell at all against Agnostics. which, ascribed to a human ruler, would call forth...of years of the Earth's earlier existence needed no honouring by its inhabitants, should be seized with a craving for praise; and having created mankind,...

...sacrificing a son who was perfectly innocent, to satisfy the assumed necessity for a propitiatory victim, are modes of action which, ascribed to a human ruler,...that a Power present in innumerable worlds throughout in&nite space, and who, during millions of years of the earth's earlier existence needed no honouring...