Discourses on Several Subjects and Occasions, Volume 1R. Morison, junior, 1794 - 377 pages |
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... may be truly faid to have died the death of the Righteous . ” His mind was not only remarkably pleasant as his end drew near , but even lively and pleasant . When a . 2 . he MM Cree ! 1 } he had received the facrament from the hands.
... may be truly faid to have died the death of the Righteous . ” His mind was not only remarkably pleasant as his end drew near , but even lively and pleasant . When a . 2 . he MM Cree ! 1 } he had received the facrament from the hands.
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... mind , and the remem- brance of them is fweet . ' In 1777 , he published • A. Letter to Adam Smith , LL . D. on the Life , Death , and Philofophy of his Friend David Hume , Efq . ' In this he points out the pernicious tendency of that ...
... mind , and the remem- brance of them is fweet . ' In 1777 , he published • A. Letter to Adam Smith , LL . D. on the Life , Death , and Philofophy of his Friend David Hume , Efq . ' In this he points out the pernicious tendency of that ...
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... mind , would ex- plain the holy book in its own ftyle and figures ; and by that means become accomplished preachers . The former would instruct their hearers with foli- dity and perfpicuity ; the latter would add to this in- struction ...
... mind , would ex- plain the holy book in its own ftyle and figures ; and by that means become accomplished preachers . The former would instruct their hearers with foli- dity and perfpicuity ; the latter would add to this in- struction ...
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... mind , in its progrefs , finds attention excited , as the velocity of a falling body is increased ; nor can it repose itself at ease on any account , which stops fhort of the original , and firft founder of the com- munity . Every ...
... mind , in its progrefs , finds attention excited , as the velocity of a falling body is increased ; nor can it repose itself at ease on any account , which stops fhort of the original , and firft founder of the com- munity . Every ...
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... mind of the Lord , or who hath been his counfellor ? " With which of the angels did he at any time vouchsafe to fhare his works and his attributes ? Could they have been his coadjutors in the work of creation , which he fo often claims ...
... mind of the Lord , or who hath been his counfellor ? " With which of the angels did he at any time vouchsafe to fhare his works and his attributes ? Could they have been his coadjutors in the work of creation , which he fo often claims ...
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