The British CriticF. and C. Rivington, 1826 |
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... speak of the Fathers , ib . - charges brought against them considered , 2 , 3 - reasons for not consulting their works , fallacy of , 4 , 5 - valuable evi- dence to be collected from these ori- ginal sources , 5 , 6 - character of Ter ...
... speak of the Fathers , ib . - charges brought against them considered , 2 , 3 - reasons for not consulting their works , fallacy of , 4 , 5 - valuable evi- dence to be collected from these ori- ginal sources , 5 , 6 - character of Ter ...
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... speak of the Fathers ; and such , perhaps , is the opinion entertained of them by many , who only see their ponderous works on the shelves of a public library . We are not prepared to affirm , that all the charges which are brought ...
... speak of the Fathers ; and such , perhaps , is the opinion entertained of them by many , who only see their ponderous works on the shelves of a public library . We are not prepared to affirm , that all the charges which are brought ...
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... speak of all the dialogues of Plato as being remarkable for their good sense , or their edifying discussions ; and yet we read them , that we may gather from them certain facts and prin- ciples of Grecian philosophy ; and why , it may ...
... speak of all the dialogues of Plato as being remarkable for their good sense , or their edifying discussions ; and yet we read them , that we may gather from them certain facts and prin- ciples of Grecian philosophy ; and why , it may ...
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... speak presently ; but Cyprian , who had taught oratory by profession , was allowed , even by the Heathens , to have an elegant mind , and to have been unfortu- nate only in his subject ; and if we wish to see the absurdities and ...
... speak presently ; but Cyprian , who had taught oratory by profession , was allowed , even by the Heathens , to have an elegant mind , and to have been unfortu- nate only in his subject ; and if we wish to see the absurdities and ...
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... Now , if Lactantius could speak thus of a man who only lived one hundred years before him , it seems absurd for any one to assert in the present day , that Tertullian's style was a model of pure 8 Tertullian and the Miracles 38.
... Now , if Lactantius could speak thus of a man who only lived one hundred years before him , it seems absurd for any one to assert in the present day , that Tertullian's style was a model of pure 8 Tertullian and the Miracles 38.
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