 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1776 - 442 pages
...able to conceive the equality of three to one, and of one to three, a -trinity in an unity, and an unity in a trinity; to a people to whom he would not teach the doctrine of the immortality of the foul and of a future ftate, on account of the many fuperftitions which this doctrine had begot in Egypt,... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1793 - 664 pages
...little able to conceive the equality of three to one, and of one to three, a trinity in an unity, and an unity in a trinity ; to a people to whom he would not teach the dofcrine of the immortality of the foul and of a future ftate, on account of the many fuperftitions... | |
 | William Warburton (Bp. of Gloucester), Richard Hurd - 1811 - 484 pages
...another reason assigned for MOSES'S conduct in this, matter. MOSES would not teach the doctrine of li the immortality of the " soul, and of a future state,...of the many " superstitions which this doctrine had begot in Egypt, " as we must believe, or believe that he knew nothing " of it, or. ASSIGN SOME WHIMSICAL... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 504 pages
...assigned for MOSES'S conduct in this matter, " MOSES would not teach the Doctrine of the im." mortality of the soul, and of a future state, on " account of the many superstitions which this Doc" trine had begot in Egypt, as we must believe, or " believe that he knew nothing of it, or ASSIGN'... | |
 | William Jones - 1819 - 626 pages
...gratification was rreery allowed by their deities to those who regulariy ministered to them in this way. The doctrine of the immortality of the soul, and of a future state of rewards and punishments, was but little understood, and of course only very partially acknowledged.... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...service? are questions which unassisted reason cannot positively and with certainty determine. The doctrine of the immortality of the soul, and of a future state of retribution, is unquestionably of very great importance to mankind ; and the natural and moral arguments... | |
 | William Jones - 1831 - 570 pages
...gratification was freely allowed by their deities to those who regularly ministered to them in this way. The doctrine of the immortality of the soul, and of a future state of rewards and punishments, was but little understood, and of course only very partially acknowledged.... | |
 | John Johnston - 1834 - 582 pages
...viewed as the reply to the request of the rich manii behalf of his unbelieving brethren, teach us thattk doctrine of the immortality of the soul, and of a future state of retribution, is the only powerful moti'; to a life of purity an,d obedience. His own unbelt of this... | |
 | William Warburton - 1837 - 744 pages
...upon the stage; and then we have another reason assigned for MOSES'S conduct in this matter. " MOSKS would not teach the doctrine of the immortality of the soul, and of a future state, on account of tinmany superstitions which this doctrine had begot in Egypt, as we must believe, or believe that he... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - 1841 - 548 pages
...a king or a chief magistrate, a prophet or a messenger from God, as we find in Exodus,* in Samuel,t in the Psalms,} in the gospel of St. John,§ and perhaps...of the many superstitions which this doctrine had begot in Egypt, as we must believe, or believe that he knew nothing of it, or assign some whimsical... | |
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... the doctrine of the immortality of the soul, and of a future state of rewards and punishments... 
