Some Passages in the Life and Death of John, Earl of RochesterW. Nicholson, 1805 - 144 páginas |
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... notion of this Being , it amounted to no more than a vast power , that had none of the attributes of goodness or justice we ascribe to the Deity . Thefe were his thoughts about religion , as himself told me . For morality , he freely ...
... notion of this Being , it amounted to no more than a vast power , that had none of the attributes of goodness or justice we ascribe to the Deity . Thefe were his thoughts about religion , as himself told me . For morality , he freely ...
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... notions of phi- lofophy , was as if a man would in cold blood cut men's tharoats who had never offended him ; and he faid the lies in thefe libels came often in as orna- ments that could not be spared without spoiling the beauty of the ...
... notions of phi- lofophy , was as if a man would in cold blood cut men's tharoats who had never offended him ; and he faid the lies in thefe libels came often in as orna- ments that could not be spared without spoiling the beauty of the ...
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... notions concerning the folly and madness of vice . But he confeffed he had no remorfe for his paft actions as offences against God , but only as injuries to himself and to mankind . Upon this fubject I fhewed him the defects of phi ...
... notions concerning the folly and madness of vice . But he confeffed he had no remorfe for his paft actions as offences against God , but only as injuries to himself and to mankind . Upon this fubject I fhewed him the defects of phi ...
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... notion of it , and fo could not understand it . He compre- hended the dictates of reafon and philosophy ; in which , as the mind became much converfant , there would foon follow , as he believed a greater eafiness in obeying its ...
... notion of it , and fo could not understand it . He compre- hended the dictates of reafon and philosophy ; in which , as the mind became much converfant , there would foon follow , as he believed a greater eafiness in obeying its ...
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... notion of religion in general . He believed there was a Supreme Being : he could not think the world was made by chance , and the regular course of nature seemed to demonstrate the eternal power of its Author . This , he faid , he could ...
... notion of religion in general . He believed there was a Supreme Being : he could not think the world was made by chance , and the regular course of nature seemed to demonstrate the eternal power of its Author . This , he faid , he could ...
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Some Passages of the Life and Death of John, Earl of Rochester, 1680 ... Gilbert Burnet Vista de fragmentos - 1972 |
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affift againſt alſo anſwer appetites becauſe believe bleffed Chrift Chriſtianity confeffed confider converfation converfion courfe courſe death defign defire difcourfe diſcourſe divine EARL OF ROCHESTER eaſily Edward Spragge eſpecially expreffed faid fame fatire fcriptures fecret feemed fenfe fhall fhew fhould fickneſs fince fincerity firſt fome fometimes foon foul fpirits ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fure goodneſs Goſpel greateſt himſelf honour impreffions inftances itſelf Jefus juſt juſtice laft laſt leaſt lefs lived Lord Lord Wilmot meaſure mercy mind miſchiefs moft moſt muſt myſelf myſteries nature neceffary nefs neral occafion paffion paſs perfons perfuaded philofophy piety pleaſed pleaſure poffible preſent promiſed publiſh raiſe reaſon refolved religion repentance reſtraint ROBERT PARSONS ſaid Saviour ſay ſee ſeemed ſenſe ſhall ſome ſpare ſtate ſtrength ſtrong ſtudy ſuch thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thought told underſtand underſtood unreaſonable uſe wiſhing