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Page viii
... affection , and preserved to the day of his death as the first earnest of his fame . At this time Dr. Blair commenced a method of study which contributed much to the accuracy and extent of his know- ledge , and which he continued to ...
... affection , and preserved to the day of his death as the first earnest of his fame . At this time Dr. Blair commenced a method of study which contributed much to the accuracy and extent of his know- ledge , and which he continued to ...
Page xv
... affection in all his fortunes , and contributed near half a century to his happiness and comfort . Dr. Blair had been naturally of a feeble constitution of body ; but as he grew up , his constitution acquired greater firmness and vigour ...
... affection in all his fortunes , and contributed near half a century to his happiness and comfort . Dr. Blair had been naturally of a feeble constitution of body ; but as he grew up , his constitution acquired greater firmness and vigour ...
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... and their truth . They arrogate to them- selves all the manly and the active virtues . But devout affections , and religious duties , they treat with contempt , as founded on shadowy speculations , and 15 2 SERM . I. ON THE UNION OF.
... and their truth . They arrogate to them- selves all the manly and the active virtues . But devout affections , and religious duties , they treat with contempt , as founded on shadowy speculations , and 15 2 SERM . I. ON THE UNION OF.
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... affections , under the various forms of religious worship , are no other than native effusions of the human heart . Ignorance may mislead , and super- stition may corrupt them ; but their origin is derived from sentiments that are ...
... affections , under the various forms of religious worship , are no other than native effusions of the human heart . Ignorance may mislead , and super- stition may corrupt them ; but their origin is derived from sentiments that are ...
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... affections belonging to human nature ? Surely , there must be an essential defect in that heart which remains cold and insensible , where it ought to be affected most warmly . Surely , such a degree of depravity must be lodged there ...
... affections belonging to human nature ? Surely , there must be an essential defect in that heart which remains cold and insensible , where it ought to be affected most warmly . Surely , such a degree of depravity must be lodged there ...
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