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... distress is the recom- mendation and no other is required . At the first establishment of this fociety each member contributed weekly according to his abilities ; ( t ) Thomaffin : de Beneficiis , vol . iii , p . 622 & fequ ...
... distress is the recom- mendation and no other is required . At the first establishment of this fociety each member contributed weekly according to his abilities ; ( t ) Thomaffin : de Beneficiis , vol . iii , p . 622 & fequ ...
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... distress , and were almost total ftrangers to hospitals and other charitable inftitutions . It is admitted that in Athens and in other Greek states they provided for the children of foldiers flain in battle ( p ) : a practice which in ...
... distress , and were almost total ftrangers to hospitals and other charitable inftitutions . It is admitted that in Athens and in other Greek states they provided for the children of foldiers flain in battle ( p ) : a practice which in ...
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... distress . Ambrose and injustice . Auftin did fo in the end of the 4th century . The latter ( p ) recommended to bishops the care of pupils and orphans ; and Ambrofe not only directed the clergy to protect widows and orphans against the ...
... distress . Ambrose and injustice . Auftin did fo in the end of the 4th century . The latter ( p ) recommended to bishops the care of pupils and orphans ; and Ambrofe not only directed the clergy to protect widows and orphans against the ...
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... distressed ( † ) . The council of Mayence ( u ) recommended 813 . to the laity to affift the bishops in defending widows and orphans ; and the 6th council of Paris ( w ) decreed that the king ought to pro- tect the Church , widows ...
... distressed ( † ) . The council of Mayence ( u ) recommended 813 . to the laity to affift the bishops in defending widows and orphans ; and the 6th council of Paris ( w ) decreed that the king ought to pro- tect the Church , widows ...
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... distress and for fuccefs in any pro- ject which men had to execute ( c ) . In Nor- way the laws of Chriftian lawgivers recom- mended the love of God and the practice of virtue ; and required kings to rule agree- ably to law , in the ...
... distress and for fuccefs in any pro- ject which men had to execute ( c ) . In Nor- way the laws of Chriftian lawgivers recom- mended the love of God and the practice of virtue ; and required kings to rule agree- ably to law , in the ...
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Page 366 - And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Page 145 - Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He hath promised to them that love Him?
Page 311 - Let her see him in his most retired privacies; let her follow him to the Mount, and hear his devotions and supplications to God. Carry her to his table, to view his poor fare, and hear his heavenly discourse.
Page 406 - Man he faid, behold, the Fear of the Lord that is Wifdom, and to depart from Evil is Underftanding.
Page 366 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man. ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity.
Page 190 - The philosophy and logic," says Mosheim, a German historian, "that were taught in the European schools in the ninth century, scarcely deserved such honourable titles, and were little better than an empty jargon. There were, however, to be found in various places, particularly among the Irish, men of acute parts and extensive knowledge, who were perfectly well entitled to the appellation of philosophers.
Page 311 - Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do !" When natural religion has viewed both, ask, Which is the prophet of God?
Page 422 - ... collate manuscripts — but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals, to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the...
Page 173 - ... of this ! It is the Christian religion, that, in spite of the extent of the empire and the influence of the climate, has hindered despotic power from being established in Ethiopia, and has carried into the heart of Africa, the manners and laws of Europe. The heir to the empire of Ethiopia enjoys a principality, and gives to other subjects an example of love and obedience.
Page 123 - But I fay unto you, That *' whofoever looketh on a woman to luft after her, " hath committed adultery with her already in his