Download or read book Of the Importance of Religious Opinions (Classic Reprint) written by Jacques Necker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Of the Importance of Religious Opinions From' the midil of thele *claihin and contradic tions, continually recurring, a mtnlfier, poflelled of a reflecting mind, is incellantly called back to the idea of imperfection. V He will, ' undoubtedly, be forry, ' when he feese the great difprnportion which exxlls be tween his duty and his powers: and he will fome' times grieve and be'dtfcouraged, at perceiving the oh-r' {lacles he mull furrnount, and the difficulties he mufl' overcome. E He raifes; with labour' and care, banks on the {irand the waters fwell; their courfe becomte more rapid; and the firll precautions rendered infuf-v ficient, oblige him to have recourfe to new worksi which, thrown down in their turn, hurry on a contin' ued {uccellron of fruitlets *toil and' ufelefs attempts. What, then, would be the confequence, if once the' {almary chain of religious-{entiments were broken P, whatould be the event, if the action of that-pow erful fprmg were even entirely dellroy ed 3' 'you would) foon lee every part of the {ocial Bruflure tremble from its foundation - and the hand of government unable to fuflatn the vall and tottering edifice. 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.