preexistence

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Virgil enunciated the doctrine of the preexistence of souls in eternal fire, 399-l.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

If this were so, the case which would be one of latent illness or even of self-suggestion; and the preexistence of the future, without being entirely disproved, would be less clearly established.

From The Unknown Guest by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

And finally, in his Epistles, he declares the preexistence of Christ, and the fact of Christ's utterances through the prophets as far back in time as the days of Noah.

From A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions by Strong, Augustus Hopkins

The doctrine of preexistence is maintained, as well as a future state.

From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John

To "regulate" admits or affirms the preexistence of the thing to be regulated.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 4, part 3: James Knox Polk by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)