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Finally, there is a difference in the use of the term faith.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Furthermore, we have frequently already shown what we term faith.
Apology of the Augsburg Confession Philipp Melanchthon 1528
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And the feeling of the soul that there is somewhere an all-wise Providence, sublime purpose in everything, an exalted destiny for man -- irrespective of proof, or science, or calculation or demonstrations of any sort -- that feeling in its simplest essence is what we call faith.
Heart and Soul by Maveric Post Victor Mapes 1906
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Your fishes and your catechisms and all the rest of it make a charming poem which you call your faith.
Getting Married George Bernard Shaw 1903
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Yes, I will gladly leave you without any of what you call faith.
Unspoken Sermons Third Series 1824-1905 1889
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On similar grounds, it may be shown that it is impossible for reason to lay bare all the elements that enter into its first complex product, which we call faith.
Browning as a Philosophical and Religious Teacher Henry Jones 1887
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Christian periods, accordingly, for the least perilous and heroic forms of faithful Christian service, it is vital to remember that attitude and action of the soul which we call faith.
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Yes, I will gladly leave you without any of what you call faith.
Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. George MacDonald 1864
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As, even in the material universe, there are planets and systems which mock all human ken; so in the immaterial world there must be a boundary where all human reasoning fails, and we can trust to nothing but that inward inexplicable sense which we call faith.
Olive A Novel Dinah Maria Mulock Craik 1856
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Then the mechanical sense of security is wanting, and a certain trust is required for reposing in them, which we call faith.
Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890 1852
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