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Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit and Some Miscellaneous Pieces

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit and Some Miscellaneous Pieces is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Catalog subjects include Bible -- Inspiration. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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Unknown year
Language
English
Editor
Henry Morley
Copyright status
Public domain

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Table of contents

37 chapters

  1. 01Confessions OF AN Inquiring Spirit.2 min
  2. 02INTRODUCTION.6 min
  3. 03Confessions of an Inquiring Spirit.8 min
  4. 04LETTER II.8 min
  5. 05LETTER III.13 min
  6. 06LETTER IV.20 min
  7. 07LETTER V.3 min
  8. 08LETTER VI.17 min
  9. 09LETTER VII.8 min
  10. 10ESSAY ON FAITH.15 min
  11. 11NOTES ON THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER.2 min
  12. 12The Sacrament of the Eucharist.3 min
  13. 13Companion to the Altar.2 min
  14. 14Communion Service.2 min
  15. 15Marriage Service.2 min
  16. 16Communion of the Sick.2 min
  17. 17XI. Sunday after Trinity.2 min
  18. 18XXV. SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.2 min
  19. 19Ps. VIII.2 min
  20. 20Ps. LXVIII.2 min
  21. 21Ps. LXXII.2 min
  22. 22Ps. LXXIV.2 min
  23. 23Ps. LXXXII. vv. 6–7.2 min
  24. 24Ps. LXXXVII.2 min
  25. 25Ps. LXXXVIII.2 min
  26. 26Ps. CIV.2 min
  27. 27Ps. CV.2 min
  28. 28Ps. CX.2 min
  29. 29Ps. CXXVI.2 min
  30. 30Articles of Religion.2 min
  31. 31A NIGHTLY PRAYER. 1831.4 min
  32. 32A SAILOR’S FORTUNE.7 min
  33. 33ESSAY II.9 min
  34. 34ESSAY III.13 min
  35. 35ESSAY IV.6 min
  36. 36ESSAY V.25 min
  37. 37ESSAY VI.26 min
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