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... fenfible token to affure him of his living in fafety , and to remove his apprehenfions of his being affaulted and killed . They are expreffive of the mercy and forgiveness of God who was pleafed , on Cain's acknow- ledging his guilt and ...
... fenfible token to affure him of his living in fafety , and to remove his apprehenfions of his being affaulted and killed . They are expreffive of the mercy and forgiveness of God who was pleafed , on Cain's acknow- ledging his guilt and ...
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... fenfible , but with caution and delicacy , how much fhe ought to fear the ex- pofing to ridicule , a man who , without the allurement of a tranfient pleasure , pleafure , without paffion , and without intereft , had 12 Maceuen's ...
... fenfible , but with caution and delicacy , how much fhe ought to fear the ex- pofing to ridicule , a man who , without the allurement of a tranfient pleasure , pleafure , without paffion , and without intereft , had 12 Maceuen's ...
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... fen- fible and pious Author of this valuable and entertaining Journal : The fume of all was , that , for a molt difficult and daungerous worke , faithfully and fuccessfully performed by Whitelocke , he had little thankes , and no ...
... fen- fible and pious Author of this valuable and entertaining Journal : The fume of all was , that , for a molt difficult and daungerous worke , faithfully and fuccessfully performed by Whitelocke , he had little thankes , and no ...
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... from thence follow , that the ftates of the day have an unlimited power to make slaves of all their pofterity ? I am very fenfible that there are more univer- fities than one who would very readily give a decifion fities [ 31 ]
... from thence follow , that the ftates of the day have an unlimited power to make slaves of all their pofterity ? I am very fenfible that there are more univer- fities than one who would very readily give a decifion fities [ 31 ]
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carlians . They appear to be a very honeft , fimple , but plainly fenfible people ; they are as hofpitable as can well be conceived , infomuch , that had I been eager and attentive to take advan- tage of this good difpofition , I fhould ...
carlians . They appear to be a very honeft , fimple , but plainly fenfible people ; they are as hofpitable as can well be conceived , infomuch , that had I been eager and attentive to take advan- tage of this good difpofition , I fhould ...
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