The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 2James R. Osgood and Company, 1876 |
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... Churches believe in imputed merit . But , in strictness , we are not much cognizant of direct serving . Man is endogenous , and education is his unfolding . The aid we have from others is mechanical , compared with the discov- eries of ...
... Churches believe in imputed merit . But , in strictness , we are not much cognizant of direct serving . Man is endogenous , and education is his unfolding . The aid we have from others is mechanical , compared with the discov- eries of ...
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... church , every poet , -making it impossible to think , on certain levels , except through him . He stands between the truth and every man's mind , and has almost impressed language , and the primary forms of thought , with his name and ...
... church , every poet , -making it impossible to think , on certain levels , except through him . He stands between the truth and every man's mind , and has almost impressed language , and the primary forms of thought , with his name and ...
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... Church , and is not likely to have a successor . No wonder that his depth of ethical wisdom should give him influence as a teacher . To the withered traditional church yielding dry catechisms , he let in nature again , and the ...
... Church , and is not likely to have a successor . No wonder that his depth of ethical wisdom should give him influence as a teacher . To the withered traditional church yielding dry catechisms , he let in nature again , and the ...
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... church . That Hebrew muse , which taught the lore of right and wrong to men , had the same excess of influence for him , it has had for the nations . The mode , as well as the essence , was sacred . Palestine is ever the more valuable ...
... church . That Hebrew muse , which taught the lore of right and wrong to men , had the same excess of influence for him , it has had for the nations . The mode , as well as the essence , was sacred . Palestine is ever the more valuable ...
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... church , between the friends and foes of Luther and Melancthon , concerning " faith alone , " and " works alone , " intrude themselves into his specu- lations upon the economy of the universe , and of the celestial societies . The ...
... church , between the friends and foes of Luther and Melancthon , concerning " faith alone , " and " works alone , " intrude themselves into his specu- lations upon the economy of the universe , and of the celestial societies . The ...
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