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  • Other divines, such as Stillingfleet, Pearson, Burnet, Bull, hold a more prominent place in the history of the church than in that of letters.

    Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities Anne C. Lynch Botta 1853

  • I have accomplished my purpose if I have shown, as was attempted of old by divines such as Stillingfleet and Poole, that there

    The Testimony of the Rocks or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and Revealed Hugh Miller 1829

  • These subtle emendations reflect a dramatic shift, one expressed directly in his correspondence with Stillingfleet.

    Locke's Philosophy of Science Kochiras, Hylarie 2009

  • Locke's concept of superaddition is controversial of course, as noted earlier, but he does appear to embrace action at a distance in his letter to Stillingfleet.

    Locke's Philosophy of Science Kochiras, Hylarie 2009

  • Bishop Stillingfleet accused Locke of putting substance out of the reasonable part of the world.

    John Locke Uzgalis, William 2007

  • "We'll ask Stillingfleet in the morning," said Diana, and we finally went to bed.

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2004

  • Following the painter's clues, I knew that this couple had married in the autumn; their betrothal, according to Stillingfleet, had been in the summer of 1662, and presumably Robert had been pursuing this heiress during the previous London season.

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2004

  • John Fox and his brother Will taken up for pilfering at the Lammas Fair and the good Stillingfleet goes over to the assizes to plead for them.

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2004

  • If anything funny happened when the staircase was being installed, I bet Stillingfleet has recorded it.

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2004

  • Suppose he comes down for the party and takes no notice of her, or spurns her, and perhaps that was what Stillingfleet was begging him to remember, begging him to do something for the wretched girl.

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2004

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