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... soul . We are un- avoidably impelled to inquire , what it is with- in us that perceives , reflects , and reasons ; and speculative men have pursued this in- quiry with an ardour and a perseverance which the want of success , instead of ...
... soul . We are un- avoidably impelled to inquire , what it is with- in us that perceives , reflects , and reasons ; and speculative men have pursued this in- quiry with an ardour and a perseverance which the want of success , instead of ...
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... soul of man is a spiritual es- sence , will justify Solomon in attributing a spirit to the beasts : " for they also think and reason not contemptibly . " And if the immateriality of the soul of man be a valid argument for its ...
... soul of man is a spiritual es- sence , will justify Solomon in attributing a spirit to the beasts : " for they also think and reason not contemptibly . " And if the immateriality of the soul of man be a valid argument for its ...
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... , as a direct assertion of the immortality of the soul , But our intention at present is , by comparing the spirit of man with that of the beast , to establish establish such a superiority in the former as may fairly 4 SERMON I.
... , as a direct assertion of the immortality of the soul , But our intention at present is , by comparing the spirit of man with that of the beast , to establish establish such a superiority in the former as may fairly 4 SERMON I.
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... different is the state of man ! He has a soul , at once inquisitive and capacious . With large discourse of reason , he looks behind and before ; and , which is yet yet more distinctive , he looks above him . He SERMON I. 15.
... different is the state of man ! He has a soul , at once inquisitive and capacious . With large discourse of reason , he looks behind and before ; and , which is yet yet more distinctive , he looks above him . He SERMON I. 15.
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... soul find no place of rest ; no limit to imagination ; no source of permanent delight . She is tired , but not satisfied . She varies her researches , her de- sires ; but her most unquestionable discovery is , that the world cannot ...
... soul find no place of rest ; no limit to imagination ; no source of permanent delight . She is tired , but not satisfied . She varies her researches , her de- sires ; but her most unquestionable discovery is , that the world cannot ...
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