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... means of spiritual des- potism . But history shows that sacerdotal tyranny may reach its height while the Church is struggling against a hostile civil power . No practical inference therefore , professing to be drawn from the testimony ...
... means of spiritual des- potism . But history shows that sacerdotal tyranny may reach its height while the Church is struggling against a hostile civil power . No practical inference therefore , professing to be drawn from the testimony ...
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... means agreed in approving our own . We are called upon therefore to exert afresh our ancient prerogative ; and to furnish , for the imitation of mankind , the model of a national Christian constitution . The rights of conscience and the ...
... means agreed in approving our own . We are called upon therefore to exert afresh our ancient prerogative ; and to furnish , for the imitation of mankind , the model of a national Christian constitution . The rights of conscience and the ...
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... means at our command for making an assault upon the irreligion of the world , upon its infidelity , and its polytheism , the cry is , Are WE , of this party , strong enough to overthrow our brethren of that ? Chris- tianity has in no ...
... means at our command for making an assault upon the irreligion of the world , upon its infidelity , and its polytheism , the cry is , Are WE , of this party , strong enough to overthrow our brethren of that ? Chris- tianity has in no ...
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... means the Church untouched . Thus it is that few , if any , seriously and in good faith , inquire what our national Establishment , with its high intrinsic merits , might become in the hands of able , honest , and cautious reformers ...
... means the Church untouched . Thus it is that few , if any , seriously and in good faith , inquire what our national Establishment , with its high intrinsic merits , might become in the hands of able , honest , and cautious reformers ...
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... means of upholding and furthering particular interests , a philosophic impartiality can by no means find place in works of this class . Whatever is great or sincere , must pass under a censorship of a special sort , and be questioned in ...
... means of upholding and furthering particular interests , a philosophic impartiality can by no means find place in works of this class . Whatever is great or sincere , must pass under a censorship of a special sort , and be questioned in ...
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