An account of Mr. Ferguson, his common-place-book in two letters.

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Title
An account of Mr. Ferguson, his common-place-book in two letters.
Author
Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680.
Publication
London :: Printed by Andrew Clark for Walter Kettilby ...,
1675.
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Subject terms
Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714. -- Interest of reason in religion.
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Cite this Item
"An account of Mr. Ferguson, his common-place-book in two letters." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A70177.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.

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Mr. Smith's select Discour∣ses, p. 2.

All things of sense and life are best known by sentient and vital faculties, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, eve∣ry thing is best known by that which bears a just resemblance and analogy with it.

And as the eye cannot be∣hold the Sun 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, unless it be Sun-like, and hath the form and resem∣blance of the Sun drawn in it; so neither can the Soul of man

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behold God 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, unless it be God-like, hath God formed in it, and be made partaker of the Divine Nature.

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