The Evidences of Divine RevelationOliver & Boyd, 1838 - 492 pages |
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... dead . It is admitted , then , that something beside the mere power of truth and evi- dence , even the power of the divine Spirit , is indispen- sable to produce that change in the human mind , without which no man ever will receive the ...
... dead . It is admitted , then , that something beside the mere power of truth and evi- dence , even the power of the divine Spirit , is indispen- sable to produce that change in the human mind , without which no man ever will receive the ...
Page 46
... dead man is nothing and hath not a sense of any thing , or it is only a change of the soul hence to another place . He concludes with these remarkable words : " It is now time to depart hence : I am going to die ; you shall continue in ...
... dead man is nothing and hath not a sense of any thing , or it is only a change of the soul hence to another place . He concludes with these remarkable words : " It is now time to depart hence : I am going to die ; you shall continue in ...
Page 48
... declare to Achilles that he would rather be a slave to a labourer on earth than exercise dominion over the dead . Odys . what could be expected from men dwelling in pagan darkness 48 [ BOOK 1 . THE INSUFFICIENCY OF REASON ,
... declare to Achilles that he would rather be a slave to a labourer on earth than exercise dominion over the dead . Odys . what could be expected from men dwelling in pagan darkness 48 [ BOOK 1 . THE INSUFFICIENCY OF REASON ,
Page 111
... dead man restored to life , I immediately consider with myself , whether it be more probable that this person should either deceive or be deceived , or that the fact which he relates should really have happened . I weigh the one miracle ...
... dead man restored to life , I immediately consider with myself , whether it be more probable that this person should either deceive or be deceived , or that the fact which he relates should really have happened . I weigh the one miracle ...
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... dead man could not be restored to life at the com- mand of one divinely commissioned to give a revelation to men . This is placing nature in a situation quite un- known to us , and it is impossible for us to tell a priori what will ...
... dead man could not be restored to life at the com- mand of one divinely commissioned to give a revelation to men . This is placing nature in a situation quite un- known to us , and it is impossible for us to tell a priori what will ...
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