Elements of Moral Philosophy and of Christian Ethics, Volume 1J. Duncan, 1826 |
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... heart which correspond to his perfections , or of which those perfections are the natural object * . " I had intended to furnish additional illus- trations of some of the subjects discussed in these volumes by appending to each a series ...
... heart which correspond to his perfections , or of which those perfections are the natural object * . " I had intended to furnish additional illus- trations of some of the subjects discussed in these volumes by appending to each a series ...
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... heart , soon feeble grows The superficial impulse ; dull their charms , And satiate soon and pall the languid eye . Not so the moral species , nor the powers Of genius and design ; the ambitious mind . There sees herself : by these ...
... heart , soon feeble grows The superficial impulse ; dull their charms , And satiate soon and pall the languid eye . Not so the moral species , nor the powers Of genius and design ; the ambitious mind . There sees herself : by these ...
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... heart is the knowledge of human nature acquired in the exercise of those liberal views and kind dispo- sitions which are congenial to youth , from that which is the result of a partial acquaintance with the worst part of the species ...
... heart is the knowledge of human nature acquired in the exercise of those liberal views and kind dispo- sitions which are congenial to youth , from that which is the result of a partial acquaintance with the worst part of the species ...
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... heart . The almighty and beneficent Creator who willed that the chief happiness of man should consist in the acquisition of knowledge and virtue , has given him , in the consideration of his own moral and intel- lectual frame , a ...
... heart . The almighty and beneficent Creator who willed that the chief happiness of man should consist in the acquisition of knowledge and virtue , has given him , in the consideration of his own moral and intel- lectual frame , a ...
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... heart . ” Obvious as this truth may 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 ...
... heart . ” Obvious as this truth may 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 ...
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