“If, then, knowledge be power, how much more power to we gain through the agency of faith, and what elevation must it give to human character.”
— Matthew Simpson
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The realm of immediate or personal knowledge
“The realm of immediate or personal knowledge is a narrow circle in which these bodies move; the realm of knowledge derived through faith is as wide as the universe, and old as eternity.”
— Matthew Simpson
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If, then, knowledge be power, how much
“If, then, knowledge be power, how much more power to we gain through the agency of faith, and what elevation must it give to human character.”
— Matthew Simpson
Author: Matthew Simpson
Category: faith
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Taking it in its wider and generic
“Taking it in its wider and generic application, I understand faith to be the supplement of sense; or, to change the phrase, all knowledge which comes not to us through our senses we gain by faith in others.”
— Matthew Simpson
Author: Matthew Simpson
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Another principle is, the deepest affections of
“Another principle is, the deepest affections of our hearts gather around some human form in which are incarnated the living thoughts and ideas of the passing age.”
— Matthew Simpson
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The realm of immediate or personal knowledge
“The realm of immediate or personal knowledge is a narrow circle in which these bodies move; the realm of knowledge derived through faith is as wide as the universe, and old as eternity.”
— Matthew Simpson
Author: Matthew Simpson
Category: knowledge
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I do not purpose to discuss faith
“I do not purpose to discuss faith in its dogmatic sense today.”
— Matthew Simpson
Author: Matthew Simpson
Category: faith
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If, then, faith widens the connections, it
“If, then, faith widens the connections, it elevates the man.”
— Matthew Simpson
Author: Matthew Simpson
Category: faith
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Taking it in its wider and generic
“Taking it in its wider and generic application, I understand faith to be the supplement of sense; or, to change the phrase, all knowledge which comes not to us through our senses we gain by faith in others.”
— Matthew Simpson
Author: Matthew Simpson
Category: faith
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We know the past and its great
“We know the past and its great events, the present in its multitudinous complications, chiefly through faith in the testimony of others.”
— Matthew Simpson
Author: Matthew Simpson
Category: faith
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If we look at the realm of
“If we look at the realm of knowledge, how exceedingly small and limited is that part acquired through our own senses; how wide is that we gain from other sources.”
— Matthew Simpson
Author: Matthew Simpson
Category: knowledge
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