The Book of NatureJ. & J. Harper, 1831 - 467 páginas |
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... occasions , I now directly allude to various opinions delivered in your very elaborate and , in many respects , excellent sermon of Sunday last ; and especially to the assertion that it is impossible to demonstrate the existence and ...
... occasions , I now directly allude to various opinions delivered in your very elaborate and , in many respects , excellent sermon of Sunday last ; and especially to the assertion that it is impossible to demonstrate the existence and ...
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... Bible and Missionary Societies , gave to them his most cordial support ; on many occasions advocating their cause at public meetings , and on others employ- ing his pen in their defence . To the concerns SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE . xiii.
... Bible and Missionary Societies , gave to them his most cordial support ; on many occasions advocating their cause at public meetings , and on others employ- ing his pen in their defence . To the concerns SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE . xiii.
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... occasions I have introduced to him missionaries and others connected with various religious societies , who were anxious to profit by his advice , on topics respecting which they scarcely knew where else to apply ; and , uniformly , the ...
... occasions I have introduced to him missionaries and others connected with various religious societies , who were anxious to profit by his advice , on topics respecting which they scarcely knew where else to apply ; and , uniformly , the ...
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... occasion , a well under- stood term , that comes nearest to the full extent of the idea intended to be conveyed , than to invent a new word for the purpose , that nobody has ever heard of , and , consequently , that nobody can ...
... occasion , a well under- stood term , that comes nearest to the full extent of the idea intended to be conveyed , than to invent a new word for the purpose , that nobody has ever heard of , and , consequently , that nobody can ...
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... occasion , of re- verting to all these various conjectures and examining them at full length . ‡ But why , after all , is it necessary to support the proposition , that " nothing can spring from nothing ? " Why may not something spring ...
... occasion , of re- verting to all these various conjectures and examining them at full length . ‡ But why , after all , is it necessary to support the proposition , that " nothing can spring from nothing ? " Why may not something spring ...
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