National Review, Volume 7Robert Theobold, 1858 |
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Page 139
... Koran , Sale expresses his belief that Mahomet had " given the Arabians the best religion he could , as well as the best laws ; " while by the Count de Boulainvilliers he is ex- alted into one of the greatest of human benefactors . The ...
... Koran , Sale expresses his belief that Mahomet had " given the Arabians the best religion he could , as well as the best laws ; " while by the Count de Boulainvilliers he is ex- alted into one of the greatest of human benefactors . The ...
Page 140
... Koran , the failings and crimes of Mahomet could not have been handled with a keener and more rigorous severity , had he enjoyed the clearest light and the highest privileges ; while his repudiation of miraculous power is urged by Dr ...
... Koran , the failings and crimes of Mahomet could not have been handled with a keener and more rigorous severity , had he enjoyed the clearest light and the highest privileges ; while his repudiation of miraculous power is urged by Dr ...
Page 146
... Koran . Presently the thought of human recklessness and disobedience seemed to fill him with a more vivid apprehension of the divine wrath , to be executed 串 upon all sinners and unbelievers ; and the fearful 146 Mahomet .
... Koran . Presently the thought of human recklessness and disobedience seemed to fill him with a more vivid apprehension of the divine wrath , to be executed 串 upon all sinners and unbelievers ; and the fearful 146 Mahomet .
Page 148
... Koran or Book would remain through all their fortunes for the infallible guidance of the faithful . External evidence he produced not , nor did he care to seek for it ; his religion proclaimed its own power : the Koran attested its own ...
... Koran or Book would remain through all their fortunes for the infallible guidance of the faithful . External evidence he produced not , nor did he care to seek for it ; his religion proclaimed its own power : the Koran attested its own ...
Page 150
... Koran is frequently set off against the truth of the Old and New Testament ; and the former is condemned as betraying ignorance of essential doctrines of Christianity , such as Sacrifice , Mediation , Redemption through the death of ...
... Koran is frequently set off against the truth of the Old and New Testament ; and the former is condemned as betraying ignorance of essential doctrines of Christianity , such as Sacrifice , Mediation , Redemption through the death of ...
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