God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.

William Cowper

Light Shining out of Darkness

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Topic

Incomprehensibility of God God

Author

William Cowper

Source

Light Shining out of Darkness

Medium

Hymn Song

Language

English

Time

1779 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Cowper, William. "Light Shining out of Darkness." Twenty-six Letters on Religious Subjects; to which are added Hymns. London: J. and W. Oliver, 1774.

Current Citation

Cowper, William. "Light Shining out of Darkness." William Cowper's Olney Hymns. Curiosmith, 2009.

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Time
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I will call no being good, who is not what I mean when I apply that epithet to my fellow-creatures; and if such a being can sentence me to hell for not so calling him, to hell I will go.

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Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy

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Goodness of God Nature of God God

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John Stuart Mill
Source
Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy
Medium
Essay
Genre
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Language
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Time
1865 1860s 19th century
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Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1865, ch. 7.

Current Citation

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