Thoughts On Religion And Other Curious Subjects

Excerpt from Thoughts on Religion, and Other Curious Subjects M. Pafcal had laid the Scheme of this Work, many Years before his Death and yet we ought not to wonder that he began fo late to commit any part of it to'writing; for he had always accuiiom'd himfelf to think very maturely of things, and to range and difpofe them in his Mind, c'er he fuller ed them to venture farther, carefully weigh ing and examining which on ht to be pla eed firfi, and which laft, an what Order of the whole might feem molt conducible to the defired Effect. And then being Ma iler of an excellent, or, as we may truly fay, a prodigious Memory, fo as to have 0 ten declared that he never forgot any thing which he had once im rinted in it; he was under no Apprehen ton of letting thofe Thoughts, which he had at any time form'd, afterwards efcape him fo that it was ufual with him to tarry very long be fore he fet them down in Paper 5 either for want of Leifure, or becaufe the State of his Health, which was fearce ever better than crafy and uncertain, could not fupport a more laborious Application. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

One of the most important works of Christian apologetics ever written, Blaise Pascal's Pensees offers readers a powerful and provocative defense of the Christian faith. This edition includes the original French text, as well as an English translation and an introduction by Basil Kennett. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Bodleian Library (Oxford) T174604 Dublin: re-printed by and for George Faulkner, 1739. xliv,331, [1]p.; 8°