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... arranged the external world , as to hold forth every possible inducement to man to culti- vate his higher powers , nay , almost to constrain him to do The philosophic mind , in surveying the world as pre- pared for the reception of the ...
... arranged the external world , as to hold forth every possible inducement to man to culti- vate his higher powers , nay , almost to constrain him to do The philosophic mind , in surveying the world as pre- pared for the reception of the ...
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... arranged for the gratifi- cation of his whole powers , animal , moral , and intellectual ; he recognises in himself the intelligent and accountable subject of an all - bountiful Creator , and in joy and gladness desires to study the ...
... arranged for the gratifi- cation of his whole powers , animal , moral , and intellectual ; he recognises in himself the intelligent and accountable subject of an all - bountiful Creator , and in joy and gladness desires to study the ...
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... . There are no exceptions to the laws of nature ; for the Creator is too wise and too powerful to make imperfect or inconsistent arrangements . The error is in the human mind inferring the law to be , that water boils 6 ON NATURAL , LAWS .
... . There are no exceptions to the laws of nature ; for the Creator is too wise and too powerful to make imperfect or inconsistent arrangements . The error is in the human mind inferring the law to be , that water boils 6 ON NATURAL , LAWS .
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... arrangements , the design of supporting the various systems of the body in activity , for the enjoyment of the individual , is abundantly obvious . 5. Directing our attention to the Mind , we discover that the Perceptive Faculties ...
... arrangements , the design of supporting the various systems of the body in activity , for the enjoyment of the individual , is abundantly obvious . 5. Directing our attention to the Mind , we discover that the Perceptive Faculties ...
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... arrangements for their gra- tification may be fancied : 1st , Infusing into the intellec- tual powers at birth , intuitive knowledge of every object which they are fitted ever to comprehend ; and directing every propensity and sentiment ...
... arrangements for their gra- tification may be fancied : 1st , Infusing into the intellec- tual powers at birth , intuitive knowledge of every object which they are fitted ever to comprehend ; and directing every propensity and sentiment ...
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