Ancient Faiths and Modern: A Dissertation Upon Worships, Legends and Divinities in Central and Western Asia, Europe, and Elsewhere, Before the Christian Era. Showing Their Relations to Religious Customs as They Now Exist |
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Page viii
... body having been forcibly defiled by the embraces of another than her husband , even though the ravisher was a prince . She had heard nothing of the Jewish law or Christian gospel , nevertheless she was far better than the wives of the ...
... body having been forcibly defiled by the embraces of another than her husband , even though the ravisher was a prince . She had heard nothing of the Jewish law or Christian gospel , nevertheless she was far better than the wives of the ...
Page ix
... bodies were generally adopted , there would be no need either for parson or for doctor . Instead of discovering , as I had hoped to do , which of all the rival sects of Christendom is the best one , I found that all were unnecessary ...
... bodies were generally adopted , there would be no need either for parson or for doctor . Instead of discovering , as I had hoped to do , which of all the rival sects of Christendom is the best one , I found that all were unnecessary ...
Page x
... body , the other cripples the intellect , and aggravates envy , hatred , and malice . Both are equally influential in preventing man from being such as we believe that the Almighty designed him to be . Though we oppose the old plan of ...
... body , the other cripples the intellect , and aggravates envy , hatred , and malice . Both are equally influential in preventing man from being such as we believe that the Almighty designed him to be . Though we oppose the old plan of ...
Page xiv
... body , the Unitarians , and such individuals as Bishop Colenso , Bishop Hinds , Mr Voysey , and others . The laity are awaking to the fact that priests are strenuously endeavouring to quench the light of reason in the fogs of faith ...
... body , the Unitarians , and such individuals as Bishop Colenso , Bishop Hinds , Mr Voysey , and others . The laity are awaking to the fact that priests are strenuously endeavouring to quench the light of reason in the fogs of faith ...
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... body of men , might make to be the representatives of the Almighty , the sole recipients of His commands , and the only medium by which prayers can be forwarded to Him . Again , the history of the past , and a study of the present ...
... body of men , might make to be the representatives of the Almighty , the sole recipients of His commands , and the only medium by which prayers can be forwarded to Him . Again , the history of the past , and a study of the present ...
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