Elements of Moral Philosophy and of Christian Ethics, Volume 1J. Duncan, 1826 |
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... hope , this work may be useful ; by enforcing the obligation of practising the things that are true , and just and honourable , and lovely , and of good report ; if there be any virtue , and if there be any praise . I have , in the ...
... hope , this work may be useful ; by enforcing the obligation of practising the things that are true , and just and honourable , and lovely , and of good report ; if there be any virtue , and if there be any praise . I have , in the ...
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... hope of augmenting the sum of our knowledge , an abortive undertaking , that there is no branch of science more extensive , or which presents more pleasing and useful results than that which it offers to our contemplation . If we were ...
... hope of augmenting the sum of our knowledge , an abortive undertaking , that there is no branch of science more extensive , or which presents more pleasing and useful results than that which it offers to our contemplation . If we were ...
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... hope to keep free of error , is very obvious ; and yet , owing to misap- prehension , or to ignorance , or to inattention , it is often left out of view , and a chain of reasoning is formed , the strength of which is greatly impaired by ...
... hope to keep free of error , is very obvious ; and yet , owing to misap- prehension , or to ignorance , or to inattention , it is often left out of view , and a chain of reasoning is formed , the strength of which is greatly impaired by ...
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... hope or fear ; and because these latter qualities are different from the former , we justly conclude that the substances to which they respectively belong , are also essentially different . Of these substances we cannot know any thing ...
... hope or fear ; and because these latter qualities are different from the former , we justly conclude that the substances to which they respectively belong , are also essentially different . Of these substances we cannot know any thing ...
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... hope , and trust , and fear , -the living and the true God . He is one in his perfections , one in his nature , and one in his design ; and it is only by loving him with all our heart and soul , and pursuing in our sphere the end which ...
... hope , and trust , and fear , -the living and the true God . He is one in his perfections , one in his nature , and one in his design ; and it is only by loving him with all our heart and soul , and pursuing in our sphere the end which ...
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