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28 Novr. 1813
Church

II. Doctrine
Ch. 2. Persuasion
§.1. Persuasion &c — what

1
Steps leading to the above
conclusions.
1. Subject of operation
2. Modes of do. p.1

2
Persuasion and opinion
(synonymous) the designations
of the subject of operation —
p.1

3
Belief also nearly synonymous
to these — but having
an opposite belief disbelief
by which is signified
when the question is existence
or non-existence, persuasion
&c. on the negative side, thence
belief only synonymous to
persuasion &c. on the positive
or affirmative side.
p.1

4
Faith a substitute for persuasion
when the subject
is matter of fact as to
religion ex. gr. that Jesus
said so and so — or that
such is the meaning of
his words — or such prophecy
was his and is true.
p.2

5
Faith more applied to
belief than to disbelief
p.2

6
But as two negatives
make an affirmative —
So by grammatical manipulation
negative
affirmation may be
represented as affirmative.
p.2

Mind this to avoid perplexity
and

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1
Unbelief and disbelief
the two opposites to Belief
— Unbelief a want of
persuasion

Disbelief a contrary do.
But Unbelief is nearer
akin to disbelief than to
belief — Unbelief may
sometimes be used for
disbelief never for belief.
Unbelief sometimes included
in disbelief, never
in belief. p.3.

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1
By this distinction & the
self deceptive process we
may account for a phenomenon
scarcely natural
authority a mass
of circumstantial evidence
applicable to all purposes
— Suppose in this
case all other evidence
were in disproof, it
would be kept out of sight
and thus an overwhelming
mass of evidence
is uncontroverted before
which the strongest minds
have bowed. p.

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