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... affections , will weaken our attachment to religion and if once we become cool and indifferent to this , we are in the high road to infidelity . There are cafes no doubt relating to civil government , in which it is our duty to act ...
... affections , will weaken our attachment to religion and if once we become cool and indifferent to this , we are in the high road to infidelity . There are cafes no doubt relating to civil government , in which it is our duty to act ...
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... affection , and all other beings in fubferviency to him . And if we love him fupremely on account of his moral character , it will be no lefs natural to take pleasure in contemplating him under that cha-- racter .. On the other hand ...
... affection , and all other beings in fubferviency to him . And if we love him fupremely on account of his moral character , it will be no lefs natural to take pleasure in contemplating him under that cha-- racter .. On the other hand ...
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... affection ; and the difplay of his glory , in the univerfal triumph of truth and righteoufnefs , is that end which they all purfue . Thus united in their grand object , they cannot but feel a union of heart with one another , arifing ...
... affection ; and the difplay of his glory , in the univerfal triumph of truth and righteoufnefs , is that end which they all purfue . Thus united in their grand object , they cannot but feel a union of heart with one another , arifing ...
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... affections . A man may be safely as wicked as he pleases , on this principle , provided he can ma- " nage fo as to escape punishment from the laws of " his country , which very bad men , and those that << are guilty of great vices ...
... affections . A man may be safely as wicked as he pleases , on this principle , provided he can ma- " nage fo as to escape punishment from the laws of " his country , which very bad men , and those that << are guilty of great vices ...
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... affection towards " the whole of our kind , or species . " " It is , " fays Lord Bolingbroke , " only the love of ourselves " " It is every thing that tends to preserve and per- " fect man , " fays Volney ; and as " good reputa- tion ...
... affection towards " the whole of our kind , or species . " " It is , " fays Lord Bolingbroke , " only the love of ourselves " " It is every thing that tends to preserve and per- " fect man , " fays Volney ; and as " good reputa- tion ...
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Page 19 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Page 59 - So they took the money, and did as they were taught : and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
Page 146 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 107 - Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread ? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Page 59 - And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying ; All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. Then said Jesus unto them ; Be not afraid ; go, tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Page 59 - And go quickly, and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead ; and, behold, He goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see Him: lo, I have told you.
Page 39 - If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Page 102 - 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 17 - GIVE thanks unto the LORD ; call upon his name : make known his deeds among the people. 2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him : talk ye of all his wondrous works. 3 Glory ye in his holy name : let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.
Page 38 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.