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... hearts for the means and materials of proof . They may draw away from nature , and from before the eyes of men , a veil which covers and conceals the proof ; they may be a record of facts which powerfully confirm and largely supple ...
... hearts for the means and materials of proof . They may draw away from nature , and from before the eyes of men , a veil which covers and conceals the proof ; they may be a record of facts which powerfully confirm and largely supple ...
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... The convictions of a man's heart as to the supreme object of his reverence , and as to the ways in which he ought to show his reverence thereof , necessarily affect for good or ill his entire mind and conduct 10 Theism .
... The convictions of a man's heart as to the supreme object of his reverence , and as to the ways in which he ought to show his reverence thereof , necessarily affect for good or ill his entire mind and conduct 10 Theism .
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... heart . These different theories naturally - yea , necessarily - yield different moral results . Now , doubt may be entertained as to whether or not we can legitimately employ the maxim , " By their fruits ye shall know them , " in ...
... heart . These different theories naturally - yea , necessarily - yield different moral results . Now , doubt may be entertained as to whether or not we can legitimately employ the maxim , " By their fruits ye shall know them , " in ...
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... heart of man , society and its history , have originated in a power , wisdom , and goodness not their own , which still upholds them , and works in and through them ? The question is one which may be answered in various ways , and to ...
... heart of man , society and its history , have originated in a power , wisdom , and goodness not their own , which still upholds them , and works in and through them ? The question is one which may be answered in various ways , and to ...
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... heart is often the cause of perversity of judgment ; but we have no right to begin any argument by assuming that this truth has its bright side - its side of promise - turned towards us , and its dark and threatening side turned to ...
... heart is often the cause of perversity of judgment ; but we have no right to begin any argument by assuming that this truth has its bright side - its side of promise - turned towards us , and its dark and threatening side turned to ...
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