The Connexion of Natural and Divine Truth: Or, The Study of the Inductive Philosophy, Considered as Subservient to TheologyJ.W. Parker, 1838 - 313 psl. |
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... Rational Evidences of Faith Admission of Contradictions Representation of the Creation in the Decalogue Our Ideas of the Divine Attributes Natural Theology necessary as the Basis of Revelation.- Independence of Scientific and Revealed ...
... Rational Evidences of Faith Admission of Contradictions Representation of the Creation in the Decalogue Our Ideas of the Divine Attributes Natural Theology necessary as the Basis of Revelation.- Independence of Scientific and Revealed ...
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... rational creed , must be a subject of deep regret to every friend of truth . To find sentiments derogatory to the use of reason and the cultivation of the intel- lect , coming from those who , by learning , station , and character ...
... rational creed , must be a subject of deep regret to every friend of truth . To find sentiments derogatory to the use of reason and the cultivation of the intel- lect , coming from those who , by learning , station , and character ...
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... rational foundation of natural theology , and by consequence of all further religious truth . And if , as indeed there seems abundant promise may before long be the case , the course of public opinion shall take a direction in ...
... rational foundation of natural theology , and by consequence of all further religious truth . And if , as indeed there seems abundant promise may before long be the case , the course of public opinion shall take a direction in ...
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... rational , and better suited to the limited range of the human faculties . By the humble unpretending path of the inductive method , all the great triumphs of physical discovery have been achieved ; by a steady adherence to its ...
... rational , and better suited to the limited range of the human faculties . By the humble unpretending path of the inductive method , all the great triumphs of physical discovery have been achieved ; by a steady adherence to its ...
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... rational ground of belief ? This is a most important point of our inquiry ; and to it our attention must next be directed . ( See Note A. ) Belief in the Uniformity of Nature . Now there is one grand , fundamental principle , without ...
... rational ground of belief ? This is a most important point of our inquiry ; and to it our attention must next be directed . ( See Note A. ) Belief in the Uniformity of Nature . Now there is one grand , fundamental principle , without ...
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The Connexion of Natural and Divine Truth– Or, The Study of the Inductive ... Baden Powell Visos knygos peržiūra - 1838 |
The Connexion of Natural and Divine Truth– Or, The Study of the Inductive ... Baden Powell Visos knygos peržiūra - 1838 |
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