Twelve Sermons: On 1. Hypocrisy and Cruelty. 2. Drunkenness. 3. Bribery. 4. The Rights of the Poor. 5. Unjust Judges. 6. The Sluggard. 7. Murder. 8. Gaming. 9. Public Robbery. 10. The Unnatural Mother. 11. Forbidden Marriage. 12. Parsons and TithesJ.M. Cobbett, 1823 - 295 pages |
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... vice : it is greatly mischievous , because , by as- suming the garb of , it reflects , in the hour of detec- tion , disgrace upon , virtue itself : it must be founded in evil design , because it proceeds from cool delibe- ration and ...
... vice : it is greatly mischievous , because , by as- suming the garb of , it reflects , in the hour of detec- tion , disgrace upon , virtue itself : it must be founded in evil design , because it proceeds from cool delibe- ration and ...
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... vice , as in most others , there are , however , degrees . Sometimes it is practised for the purpose of avoiding the suspicions , or merited ill - will , of other men ; sometimes for the purpose of obtaining the confidence of others ...
... vice , as in most others , there are , however , degrees . Sometimes it is practised for the purpose of avoiding the suspicions , or merited ill - will , of other men ; sometimes for the purpose of obtaining the confidence of others ...
Page 4
... vice . It is practical ; and it's object is always self interest . It sometimes proceeds by round about means . It's object is not always ma- nifest to lookers on ; there are steps , and sometimes steps hardly discernible ; but it ...
... vice . It is practical ; and it's object is always self interest . It sometimes proceeds by round about means . It's object is not always ma- nifest to lookers on ; there are steps , and sometimes steps hardly discernible ; but it ...
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... vice ; and , if he obey not this call , his professions only serve to scandalize religion and to insure his own condemna- tion . Vain is the notion , that religion consists in believ- ing in the truth of the doctrines of the Bible ...
... vice ; and , if he obey not this call , his professions only serve to scandalize religion and to insure his own condemna- tion . Vain is the notion , that religion consists in believ- ing in the truth of the doctrines of the Bible ...
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... vice ; but , at the very least , it calls for that ; and , we may safely conclude , that the vicious man , the man wilfully vicious , has no real religion in his heart , and , that , € 2 KINGS , PRIESTS AND PEOPLE 27.
... vice ; but , at the very least , it calls for that ; and , we may safely conclude , that the vicious man , the man wilfully vicious , has no real religion in his heart , and , that , € 2 KINGS , PRIESTS AND PEOPLE 27.
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