Thoughts on Religion and Philosophy

acquainted affect amusements annihilation appear arguments assert astonishing Atheists behold believe BLAISE PASCAL body Carthusian cause certainty Christian religion Church circumcision concealed concupiscence condition consists consola contrary convince corruption custom death deceive deism Deity desire destroy divine doubt elevation equally esteem eternal evil existence extremes fact faith false falsehood fear feel finite force gain give glory grace grandeur happy hate heart heretical holy Huguenots human nature ignorance imagination impossible indulge infinite infinity Jesus Christ Jews judge justice king knowledge laws libido ligion live mankind mercy Messiah mind misery moral multitude never object obscurity Old Testament original sin ourselves Pagans pain passions perceive persons philosophers pleasure possess present pride principles proofs Pyrrhus reason render repose seek sense sensible sentiments sincere sorrow soul spect spirit submit Tertullian things thoughts tion true religion truth unhappy universe unjust vanity virtue whole wish