Letters, Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman, on the Formation of Religious and Moral Principle, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806 - Christian life |
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... precepts - Of the light thrown by the Gospel upon the Divine government - The Christian system promotive of human happi- ness - Favourable to the benevolent affections -The doctrine of brotherly love , and mutual forgiveness ...
... precepts - Of the light thrown by the Gospel upon the Divine government - The Christian system promotive of human happi- ness - Favourable to the benevolent affections -The doctrine of brotherly love , and mutual forgiveness ...
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... precepts and acquiring its spirit - Pride the great obstacle to this Pride in the great not liable to be checked by the intercourse with society-- Self - importance increased by flattery - Reli- gion offers a remedy for the evil ...
... precepts and acquiring its spirit - Pride the great obstacle to this Pride in the great not liable to be checked by the intercourse with society-- Self - importance increased by flattery - Reli- gion offers a remedy for the evil ...
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... The first relates to the ad- ministration of justice ; and contains rules and precepts , some of which , like the commandments , are of uni- versal application ; others adapted to the peculiar situation of versal [ 78 ]
... The first relates to the ad- ministration of justice ; and contains rules and precepts , some of which , like the commandments , are of uni- versal application ; others adapted to the peculiar situation of versal [ 78 ]
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... precepts , the divine favour would be manifested to them in a special and extraordinary manner ; and that they should be blessed , na- tionally and individually , with an un- common share of temporal felicity . . The promise made to ...
... precepts , the divine favour would be manifested to them in a special and extraordinary manner ; and that they should be blessed , na- tionally and individually , with an un- common share of temporal felicity . . The promise made to ...
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... precept in the Gospel so much insisted upon and so fre- quently repeated as the duty of for- giveness . It is delivered with a strictness and precision which puts it out out of the power of dulness to mis- take , [ 136 ]
... precept in the Gospel so much insisted upon and so fre- quently repeated as the duty of for- giveness . It is delivered with a strictness and precision which puts it out out of the power of dulness to mis- take , [ 136 ]
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