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... Christianity . - Excellency of Christ's character.— The Purity of Christian Precepts CONVERSATION XIV . Christianity . - Tendency of Christian Principles 96 Conclusion 100 PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION . THE Author of this CONTENTS . vii.
... Christianity . - Excellency of Christ's character.— The Purity of Christian Precepts CONVERSATION XIV . Christianity . - Tendency of Christian Principles 96 Conclusion 100 PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION . THE Author of this CONTENTS . vii.
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... purity of which soon be came lost , and superstitions were added according to the caprice or dread of the worshippers . The learned Dr. Prideaux gives the following account of it : " When mankind began to increase after the flood , and ...
... purity of which soon be came lost , and superstitions were added according to the caprice or dread of the worshippers . The learned Dr. Prideaux gives the following account of it : " When mankind began to increase after the flood , and ...
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... purity of mind , but in rites , and in a violent adhering to the party they had chosen ; the final event of which was , that there were every where , a great many Christians in name , but very few in reality . God did not overlook these ...
... purity of mind , but in rites , and in a violent adhering to the party they had chosen ; the final event of which was , that there were every where , a great many Christians in name , but very few in reality . God did not overlook these ...
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... girls , of resplendent beauty , blooming youth , virgin purity , and exquisite sen- sibility will be created for the meanest believer ; * Prideaux's Life of Mahomet . a moment of pleasure will be prolonged to a thou- MAHOMETANISM . 27.
... girls , of resplendent beauty , blooming youth , virgin purity , and exquisite sen- sibility will be created for the meanest believer ; * Prideaux's Life of Mahomet . a moment of pleasure will be prolonged to a thou- MAHOMETANISM . 27.
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... purity . Copies of the Scriptures were transcribed , and they again became numerous , even during the cap- tivity . The learned Grotius observes , " The Hebrews may be convicted of any crime , sooner than ( I will not say of falsity ...
... purity . Copies of the Scriptures were transcribed , and they again became numerous , even during the cap- tivity . The learned Grotius observes , " The Hebrews may be convicted of any crime , sooner than ( I will not say of falsity ...
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