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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... society-- Self - importance increased by flattery - Reli- gion offers a remedy for the evil - Selfishness- Allied to pride - Distinction between them- Why selfishness is most openly displayed in the highest and lowest orders of society ...
... society-- Self - importance increased by flattery - Reli- gion offers a remedy for the evil - Selfishness- Allied to pride - Distinction between them- Why selfishness is most openly displayed in the highest and lowest orders of society ...
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... society , were strongly enforced , and in some in- stances eminently practised . You may perhaps imagine , that when reason had thus far advanced , those who made such distinguished use of her powers must doubtless have employed them to ...
... society , were strongly enforced , and in some in- stances eminently practised . You may perhaps imagine , that when reason had thus far advanced , those who made such distinguished use of her powers must doubtless have employed them to ...
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... society ? With respect to any state of ex- istence that is in its nature essentially different from the present state , wę are no less incapable of forming any . conception . All our arguments con- cerning it must therefore be futile ...
... society ? With respect to any state of ex- istence that is in its nature essentially different from the present state , wę are no less incapable of forming any . conception . All our arguments con- cerning it must therefore be futile ...
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... society , reason had been taught by ex- perience to appreciate them with tole- rable accuracy ; but it was no slight thing to have all that reason ascertain- ed concerning them confirmed by ex- press revelation . And as to the method ...
... society , reason had been taught by ex- perience to appreciate them with tole- rable accuracy ; but it was no slight thing to have all that reason ascertain- ed concerning them confirmed by ex- press revelation . And as to the method ...
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... society . Reason , the light of the soul , is from God and by God are its decrees here confirmed , while , at the same time , additional light concerning the nature of the giver is bestowed ; not such light as opposes itself to that of ...
... society . Reason , the light of the soul , is from God and by God are its decrees here confirmed , while , at the same time , additional light concerning the nature of the giver is bestowed ; not such light as opposes itself to that of ...
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