Memoirs of William Stevens, Esq. ...Philanthropic Society, St George's Fields, 1812 - 190 pages |
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... religious know- ledge . He wishes also to convince mankind , by the lustre of the bright example here held out to them ... religion are gloomy and enthusiastic . It is said by a learned writer , " that a good God , and a good conscience ...
... religious know- ledge . He wishes also to convince mankind , by the lustre of the bright example here held out to them ... religion are gloomy and enthusiastic . It is said by a learned writer , " that a good God , and a good conscience ...
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... religion , undebased by superstition on the one hand , or fanaticism on the other , had had her perfect work . From the perusal of this Memoir also , it will be learnt that this just , this excellent man , was so far from being puffed ...
... religion , undebased by superstition on the one hand , or fanaticism on the other , had had her perfect work . From the perusal of this Memoir also , it will be learnt that this just , this excellent man , was so far from being puffed ...
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... religion ; and that it form- ed the consolation of his life in the very precarious state of health , under which he was then labouring , appears from the following letter written from Bristol to a young friend , who appears to have even ...
... religion ; and that it form- ed the consolation of his life in the very precarious state of health , under which he was then labouring , appears from the following letter written from Bristol to a young friend , who appears to have even ...
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... religion will consider himself as indebted to his " laborious researches , ( which undoubtedly he must ) while every admirer of an animated and elegant style will read his works with peculiar " satisfaction . What a pity ( says Mr ...
... religion will consider himself as indebted to his " laborious researches , ( which undoubtedly he must ) while every admirer of an animated and elegant style will read his works with peculiar " satisfaction . What a pity ( says Mr ...
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... religious subjects ; with the Rev. Dr. Gaskin , Secretary of the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge , a man better versed in the constitution and discipline of the Christian Protestant Church than any man I know ; and who , I ...
... religious subjects ; with the Rev. Dr. Gaskin , Secretary of the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge , a man better versed in the constitution and discipline of the Christian Protestant Church than any man I know ; and who , I ...
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