Elements of Moral Philosophy and of Christian Ethics, Volume 1J. Duncan, 1826 |
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... appears to me a great inconsistency in those who receive Christianity and expect something to come of it , to endeavour to keep all such expectations out of sight in their reasonings concerning human duty . " To this course it will ...
... appears to me a great inconsistency in those who receive Christianity and expect something to come of it , to endeavour to keep all such expectations out of sight in their reasonings concerning human duty . " To this course it will ...
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... appears to me much the same defect , as if a commentator on the laws of England should content himself with stating upon each head the common law of the land , without taking any notice of acts of Par- liament ; or should choose to give ...
... appears to me much the same defect , as if a commentator on the laws of England should content himself with stating upon each head the common law of the land , without taking any notice of acts of Par- liament ; or should choose to give ...
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... appear- ances . They give mean interpretations and base motives to the worthiest actions ; they resolve virtue and vice into constitution ; in short , they endeavour to make no distinction between man and man , or between the species of ...
... appear- ances . They give mean interpretations and base motives to the worthiest actions ; they resolve virtue and vice into constitution ; in short , they endeavour to make no distinction between man and man , or between the species of ...
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... appears , from its extreme rarity , to be much greater than is commonly imagined . Sound metaphysical principles are truths which every one is ready to seize , but which few men have the talent of unfolding ; so diffi . 3 cult it is in ...
... appears , from its extreme rarity , to be much greater than is commonly imagined . Sound metaphysical principles are truths which every one is ready to seize , but which few men have the talent of unfolding ; so diffi . 3 cult it is in ...
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... appear , it was neglected and denied during the dark ages , and the Reformer , whose opinion I have now quoted , was one of the first who contended for its authority and importance , in opposition to the doctrine that all moral ...
... appear , it was neglected and denied during the dark ages , and the Reformer , whose opinion I have now quoted , was one of the first who contended for its authority and importance , in opposition to the doctrine that all moral ...
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