Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Edwards: Selections from Their WritingsC. Scribner's Sons, 1920 - 368 pages |
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Page xiv
... experiences . In the case of Franklin , skepti- cism was bred by the disputatious theologians whom he read in his father's library , and he was converted to Deism by the arguments of the very men who meant to combat it . He proceeded to ...
... experiences . In the case of Franklin , skepti- cism was bred by the disputatious theologians whom he read in his father's library , and he was converted to Deism by the arguments of the very men who meant to combat it . He proceeded to ...
Page xx
... experience of God and the deeper soul of man than he was exceeded by him in experience of daily realities and human behavior ; Franklin could not have written the Personal Narrative nor Edwards The Way to Wealth . Nothing better ...
... experience of God and the deeper soul of man than he was exceeded by him in experience of daily realities and human behavior ; Franklin could not have written the Personal Narrative nor Edwards The Way to Wealth . Nothing better ...
Page xxv
... experience . " All things abroad , the sun , moon and stars , the clouds and sky , the heavens and earth , appear as ... experienced " resigna- tion and acceptance of God , as the only portion and happiness of the soul , wherein the ...
... experience . " All things abroad , the sun , moon and stars , the clouds and sky , the heavens and earth , appear as ... experienced " resigna- tion and acceptance of God , as the only portion and happiness of the soul , wherein the ...
Page xxxiv
... experience , the quintessence ' of that indispensable wisdom which comes not from illu- mination but from the fruitful study of all that it is given to our senses and our reason to perceive . Poetry and prudence may each wonder that the ...
... experience , the quintessence ' of that indispensable wisdom which comes not from illu- mination but from the fruitful study of all that it is given to our senses and our reason to perceive . Poetry and prudence may each wonder that the ...
Page 23
... Experience shews we form our Notions of a Piece by the Character of the Author . Nay , there are some very humble Politicians in and about this City , who will ask on which Side the Writer is , before they presume to give their Opinion ...
... Experience shews we form our Notions of a Piece by the Character of the Author . Nay , there are some very humble Politicians in and about this City , who will ask on which Side the Writer is , before they presume to give their Opinion ...
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