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Essay heading: Was George Washington a Christian?
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And again, here, Washington writes Revelation, which is God's will for mankind, is referring to the Bible. Notice God's revelation is superior to all human knowledge, including man's reason, which can only be useful and relevant if it is written down:
"[t]he Treasures of knowledge, acquired by the labours of Philosophers, Sages and Legislatures, through a long succession of years, are laid open for our use, and their collected wisdom may be happily applied in the Establishment of our forms of Government; the free cultivation of Letters, the unbounded extension of Commerce, the progressive refinement of Manners, the growing liberality of sentiment, and above all, the pure and benign light of Revelation, have had a meliorating influence on mankind and increased the blessings of Society... displayed 300 characters
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And again, here, Washington writes Revelation, which is God's will for mankind, is referring to the Bible. Notice God's revelation is superior to all human knowledge, including man's reason, which can only be useful and relevant if it is written down:
"[t]he Treasures of knowledge, acquired by the labours of Philosophers, Sages and Legislatures, through a long succession of years, are laid open for our use, and their collected wisdom may be happily applied in the Establishment of our forms of Government; the free cultivation of Letters, the unbounded extension of Commerce, the progressive refinement of Manners, the growing liberality of sentiment, and above all, the pure and benign light of Revelation, have had a meliorating influence on mankind and increased the blessings of Society... displayed next 300 characters
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