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... things . 4. He can wrap himself up in a good conscience , and look for- ward , without terrour , to the change of the world . Let all things shift around him as they please , he believes that , by the Divine ordination , they shall be ...
... things . 4. He can wrap himself up in a good conscience , and look for- ward , without terrour , to the change of the world . Let all things shift around him as they please , he believes that , by the Divine ordination , they shall be ...
Page 96
... thing incredible with you , that God should raise the dead ? I verily thought with myself , that I ought to do meny things contrary to the name of Jesus of Naza- reth : and this I did in Jerusalem . Many of the saints I shut up in ...
... thing incredible with you , that God should raise the dead ? I verily thought with myself , that I ought to do meny things contrary to the name of Jesus of Naza- reth : and this I did in Jerusalem . Many of the saints I shut up in ...
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... things , before whom I also speak freely . I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him : for this thing was not done in a corner . King Agrippa , believest thou the prophets ? I know that thou believest . Then Agrippa ...
... things , before whom I also speak freely . I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him : for this thing was not done in a corner . King Agrippa , believest thou the prophets ? I know that thou believest . Then Agrippa ...
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of future felicity | 80 |
Cicero against Verres | 91 |
An address to young persons | 100 |
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