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 vi
... give their verdict on one side or the other . Into the motives which sway the respective combatants we will not enter ; our chief desire being to show that each set is upheld by those who are designated " laymen , " whose education has ...
... give their verdict on one side or the other . Into the motives which sway the respective combatants we will not enter ; our chief desire being to show that each set is upheld by those who are designated " laymen , " whose education has ...
Page vii
... give no reason for what they say or do . Others give their motives for everything which they affirm , and for the plan which they prescribe for Under the ministry of one of the last I sat for many years . Conspicuous for sound judgment ...
... give no reason for what they say or do . Others give their motives for everything which they affirm , and for the plan which they prescribe for Under the ministry of one of the last I sat for many years . Conspicuous for sound judgment ...
Page xiii
... give what I believe to be an impartial account of the subjects which I describe , I have been , by certain critics , accused of special pleading . It is , perhaps , unnecessary to deny the charge , for each reader must judge of my ...
... give what I believe to be an impartial account of the subjects which I describe , I have been , by certain critics , accused of special pleading . It is , perhaps , unnecessary to deny the charge , for each reader must judge of my ...
Page xix
... of Nature . The proper basis of legislation . Personal impressions . Duty the guide of conduct . Conclusions . Importance of them . Reason gives peace of mind . Fears of the orthodox . Reason may regenerate CONTENTS . xix.
... of Nature . The proper basis of legislation . Personal impressions . Duty the guide of conduct . Conclusions . Importance of them . Reason gives peace of mind . Fears of the orthodox . Reason may regenerate CONTENTS . xix.
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... give colour to these statements , and that these , like modern miracles of saints , were narrated as occurring a long time ago , and in a locality which could not be visited , e.g. , in Samaria and Egypt ; we showed , moreover , that ...
... give colour to these statements , and that these , like modern miracles of saints , were narrated as occurring a long time ago , and in a locality which could not be visited , e.g. , in Samaria and Egypt ; we showed , moreover , that ...
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