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But what prefumption is it, for any man in the conceit of worldly wifdomi to rejeft at once the gofpel of Chrift with impious contempt, or with an af - feftation of philofophic indifference, mere - ly becaufe he does not fee, or is unable to account for, the hidden purpofes of God.
Sermons: By the Late Right Reverend John Hinchliffe, ... ... John Hinchliffe 1796
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In Sweden, in Denmark, the eftablifhoient of Lntheranifm was in the eyes of the kings only a mean of expelling the Catholic tyrant whom they fupplanted; and we already behold in the Pruffian monarchy, founded by a philofophic fovereign, his fucceflbr unable to hide a fecret inclination to reflore the religion fo dear to kings.
The Monthly Review 1795
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Oh! how eafy it is to renounce noify plcafures and tumultuous afTemblies for the enjoy - ment of that philofophic rdpofe which Solitude affords!
Solitude Considered with Respect to Its Influence Upon the Mind and the Heart: Written ... Johann Georg Zimmermann, J. B . Mercier 1794
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The philofophic obfcrver and profound writer, therefore, have no other refource, when they are furrounded and enoambered by a mul« tiplicity of affairs.
Solitude Considered with Respect to Its Influence Upon the Mind and the Heart: Written ... Johann Georg Zimmermann, J. B . Mercier 1794
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Though fond of polite literature and philofophic re - fearches, yet he confidered theology as the proper fcience of a Gofpel Minifter.
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At the Univerfity, he was diftinguifhed by a clofe attention to clallic and philofophic ftudies, by a ftriO: obedience to the laws, and by irreproachable morals.
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The following; observation we tranflate tor the benefit of the philofophic far* mcr*
The Monthly Review 1791
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Spain is efpecially the objcft of their philofophic zeal: they flattejp themfelves that the F f 4 example example of France, and their fuggeftions, have aI-» ready made many profelytes in that country; that; the encouragement given to all Nations by the fucccfs of the French Revolution will, fooner or later, defeat the prudence of the Court of Madrid;
Considerations on the Present and Future State of France Charles Alexandre de Calonne 1791
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Harder in clear and animated fong Dry philofophic precepts to convey.
The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical 1790
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Thy philofophic train be there To foften, not to wound my heart.
The works of the English poets; with prefaces, biographical and critical 1790
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