Letters Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman, on the Formation of Religious and Moral Principle, Volume 1 |
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Page xi
... idea of self mingles with the best of actions . Some notion of re- ward , either in this world or the next , however unconscious we may be of entertaining it , will , upon examina- tion , be found to have given life to every virtuous ...
... idea of self mingles with the best of actions . Some notion of re- ward , either in this world or the next , however unconscious we may be of entertaining it , will , upon examina- tion , be found to have given life to every virtuous ...
Page xxv
... happiness in order to obtain a greater - Illustration - Difference between knowledge and principle - Principle explained - Illustrated by familiar example .... 7 LETTER LETTER III . Same subject continued - Idea of accountable-
... happiness in order to obtain a greater - Illustration - Difference between knowledge and principle - Principle explained - Illustrated by familiar example .... 7 LETTER LETTER III . Same subject continued - Idea of accountable-
Page xxvi
... idea of accountableness - The comfort arising from this belief in the presence of the Deity - Con- fidence which it inspires in God , as watching over our temporal and eternal welfare ..... 43 LETTER V. Same subject continued ...
... idea of accountableness - The comfort arising from this belief in the presence of the Deity - Con- fidence which it inspires in God , as watching over our temporal and eternal welfare ..... 43 LETTER V. Same subject continued ...
Page 16
... idea of dulness , with subjects that are in their nature serious . Were it not for my knowledge of this favour- able circumstance , I should scarcely dare to hope for your attention , where there there is so little prospect of amuse ...
... idea of dulness , with subjects that are in their nature serious . Were it not for my knowledge of this favour- able circumstance , I should scarcely dare to hope for your attention , where there there is so little prospect of amuse ...
Page 30
... idea of accountableness , which in childhood extended only to the parent who instructed her , was the means of laying the foundation of those habits of mind , which led to the active discharge of every duty . In our early years , we ...
... idea of accountableness , which in childhood extended only to the parent who instructed her , was the means of laying the foundation of those habits of mind , which led to the active discharge of every duty . In our early years , we ...
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