The Religion of Benjamin FranklinD. Appleton, 1925 - 138 páginas |
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... proposed task of uncovering , if possible , the view of his religion . Among his correspondents are many men who held priestly office . In Eng- land from 1764 to 1775 , when he was fighting the losing battle for a reconciliation between ...
... proposed task of uncovering , if possible , the view of his religion . Among his correspondents are many men who held priestly office . In Eng- land from 1764 to 1775 , when he was fighting the losing battle for a reconciliation between ...
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... proposals that appear to be entirely new and distinctly modern yet which on closer study are found to be rooted in the forgotten past . The press of all sorts , since the close of the World War , has been filled with discussions of a ...
... proposals that appear to be entirely new and distinctly modern yet which on closer study are found to be rooted in the forgotten past . The press of all sorts , since the close of the World War , has been filled with discussions of a ...
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... proposed to write on " The Art of Virtue . " He evidently meant it to show the manner and means of practicing with the object of attaining each designated virtue . The booklet was never written , which is a pity for more reasons than ...
... proposed to write on " The Art of Virtue . " He evidently meant it to show the manner and means of practicing with the object of attaining each designated virtue . The booklet was never written , which is a pity for more reasons than ...
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... proposed book on the " Art of Virtue " was not Franklin's only venture in the field of reli- gious authorship . He had a certain persistency that made it difficult for him to lay aside an idea even after it had proved to be not workable ...
... proposed book on the " Art of Virtue " was not Franklin's only venture in the field of reli- gious authorship . He had a certain persistency that made it difficult for him to lay aside an idea even after it had proved to be not workable ...
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... Proposed New Ver- sion of the Bible " can scarcely be considered a serious bit of writing for it was undoubtedly a shrewd satire upon the ways and spirit of regal governments and the Bible was used merely as a vehicle . " It seems ...
... Proposed New Ver- sion of the Bible " can scarcely be considered a serious bit of writing for it was undoubtedly a shrewd satire upon the ways and spirit of regal governments and the Bible was used merely as a vehicle . " It seems ...
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Página 94 - I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that GOD governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, sir, in the Sacred Writings, that ' except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.
Página 51 - And the Catholic faith is this: that we worship one God in trinity, and trinity in unity; neither confounding the persons: nor dividing the substance (essence).
Página 115 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Página 58 - Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; ie, waste nothing. 6. INDUSTRY. Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions. 7. SINCERITY. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly. 8. JUSTICE. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
Página 126 - Now there was a day when the sons of GOD came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Página 22 - A MAN of words and not of deeds Is like a garden full of weeds...
Página 98 - The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents by regaining to know God aright, and out of that knowledge to love him, to imitate him, to be like him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the highest perfection.
Página 51 - For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one ; the glory equal, the- majesty coeternal.
Página 127 - Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 11. But put forth thine hand now and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Página 58 - I have, with most of the present dissenters in England, some doubts as to his divinity; though it is a question I do not dogmatize upon, having never studied it, and think it needless to busy myself with it now, when I expect soon an opportunity of knowing the truth with less trouble.