The Scheme and Conduct of Providence, from the Creation to the Coming of Messiah: Or, an Enquiry Into the Reasons of the Divine Dispensations in that Period. By Mr. WelstedJ. Walthoe, 1736 - 136 pages |
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... virtue , and true re- ligion , is as much at your Grace's heart , as that of vice and immorali- ty is the care of madmen and li- bertines ; which makes it altogether as right , my Lord , to infcribe to you a view of revelation , as it ...
... virtue , and true re- ligion , is as much at your Grace's heart , as that of vice and immorali- ty is the care of madmen and li- bertines ; which makes it altogether as right , my Lord , to infcribe to you a view of revelation , as it ...
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... in the affairs of literature , and if fancy had , in truth , fuch virtue here , who but would indulge it to the utmost ! who would not take fa- tisfaction tisfaction for the injuries of wit , and the popularity vi DEDICATION .
... in the affairs of literature , and if fancy had , in truth , fuch virtue here , who but would indulge it to the utmost ! who would not take fa- tisfaction tisfaction for the injuries of wit , and the popularity vi DEDICATION .
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... virtue , is , in my partial judg- ment , as good a fecurity to it , as the pyramids of marble , and will laft , perhaps , as long as the hifto- ries of Mr. H - gg -- ns . Your Grace , ' tis certain , needs no unnatural aids to convey ...
... virtue , is , in my partial judg- ment , as good a fecurity to it , as the pyramids of marble , and will laft , perhaps , as long as the hifto- ries of Mr. H - gg -- ns . Your Grace , ' tis certain , needs no unnatural aids to convey ...
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... virtue and happiness in the first ages of the world : the various helps and improvements it , then , wanted . Caufes of the univerfal corruption , that produced the deluge ; objecti- ons , relating to it , confider'd , P. 13 . CHA P ...
... virtue and happiness in the first ages of the world : the various helps and improvements it , then , wanted . Caufes of the univerfal corruption , that produced the deluge ; objecti- ons , relating to it , confider'd , P. 13 . CHA P ...
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... virtue for seven generations ; he declares this , but on what grounds , I cannot conceive , if from conjecture merely , or fome fuppos'd tradition : very often one may guefs at his intentions , when he endeavours , frequently as he does ...
... virtue for seven generations ; he declares this , but on what grounds , I cannot conceive , if from conjecture merely , or fome fuppos'd tradition : very often one may guefs at his intentions , when he endeavours , frequently as he does ...
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Abraham againſt alfo alſo becauſe beſt bleffings cafe cauſe celebrated SONGS CHAP Chrift Church of England circumftances confequence defire Difcourfe divine Edition Egypt ELIZA HAYWOOD Epiftle exiſtence explain'd facred fafely faid fame fathers favour fecond commandment felves fenfe feparating feven feveral fhall fhew fince firft firſt fome foon fpirit ftate ftill fuch fuffer fuppofe fure God's goodneſs happineſs hardned himſelf idolatry itſelf Jews juſt juſtice laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs likewiſe loft Lord mankind meaſure miracles Mofes moft moſt Muggletonians muſt nation nature neceffary neceffity occafions paffions particular perfons pleaſed pleaſure Poem poffible pofterity Price promiſes Publiſhed puniſhed purpoſe reaſon refpect reft religion reſpect reſt ſeems ſeveral ſhall ſhould Sir ROBERT WALPOLE ſtate ſteps ſtill ſuch themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thouſand tion treatiſe true truth underſtand underſtood univerfal unjuſt uſe Verfe virtue wiſdom worſhip
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