Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Edwards: Selections from Their WritingsC. Scribner's Sons, 1920 - 368 pages |
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Page xii
... believe they will not give the hand to any in any case , except to those arising from our ruling self - interest , or the impetuosity of human passions . And there is very good reason for it : for opinions , arising from imagination ...
... believe they will not give the hand to any in any case , except to those arising from our ruling self - interest , or the impetuosity of human passions . And there is very good reason for it : for opinions , arising from imagination ...
Page xxii
... believe in the reality of spiritual light and direct revelation . Not only duty but the soul's interest de- manded that all the children of God should turn away from their little affairs to follow God to His Kingdom , perhaps soon to be ...
... believe in the reality of spiritual light and direct revelation . Not only duty but the soul's interest de- manded that all the children of God should turn away from their little affairs to follow God to His Kingdom , perhaps soon to be ...
Page xxiii
... believe in it , and cynically an- alyzed by those who do not ; but in its first flush for a time seemed above system or vulgarity or analysis . At least Edwards saw in it vastly more than his own success : the true Light , so long shut ...
... believe in it , and cynically an- alyzed by those who do not ; but in its first flush for a time seemed above system or vulgarity or analysis . At least Edwards saw in it vastly more than his own success : the true Light , so long shut ...
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... believe there is one supreme , most perfect Being , Author and Father of the Gods themselves . For I believe that Man is not the most perfect Being but one , rather that as there are many Degrees of Beings his Inferiors , so there are ...
... believe there is one supreme , most perfect Being , Author and Father of the Gods themselves . For I believe that Man is not the most perfect Being but one , rather that as there are many Degrees of Beings his Inferiors , so there are ...
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... believe he is pleas'd and delights in the Happiness of those he has created ; and since without Virtue Man can have no Happiness in this World , I firmly believe he delights to see me Virtuous , because he is pleased when he sees Me ...
... believe he is pleas'd and delights in the Happiness of those he has created ; and since without Virtue Man can have no Happiness in this World , I firmly believe he delights to see me Virtuous , because he is pleased when he sees Me ...
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