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... reason . That divine reason is beyond our understanding ; yet we know it is there . God's law is eternal , " being that der which God before all ages hath set down with himself , for himself to do all things by . " God chose to work in ...
... reason . That divine reason is beyond our understanding ; yet we know it is there . God's law is eternal , " being that der which God before all ages hath set down with himself , for himself to do all things by . " God chose to work in ...
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... reason ; and the nature of the elements , which consists in nourish- ment growth and reproduction . In each of these faculties he is deficient ; just as the competitor in the pentathlon , while possessing the faculty to exercise each ...
... reason ; and the nature of the elements , which consists in nourish- ment growth and reproduction . In each of these faculties he is deficient ; just as the competitor in the pentathlon , while possessing the faculty to exercise each ...
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... Reason claimd Superior sway . ยท Here we have the cosmic setting ; the storms in man's minds compared with storms in the macrocosm : the sharp opposi- tion between reason and passion : and the physical psychology implied in the sensual ...
... Reason claimd Superior sway . ยท Here we have the cosmic setting ; the storms in man's minds compared with storms in the macrocosm : the sharp opposi- tion between reason and passion : and the physical psychology implied in the sensual ...
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