Elements of Moral Philosophy and of Christian Ethics, Volume 1J. Duncan, 1826 |
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... nature . The habits of clear discernment and close reasoning on all subjects , and especially on subjects connected with moral and political science , must be greatly con- firmed ; and the very niceties of speculation to which ...
... nature . The habits of clear discernment and close reasoning on all subjects , and especially on subjects connected with moral and political science , must be greatly con- firmed ; and the very niceties of speculation to which ...
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... nature , there cannot , in this case , be too much attention bestowed on that science whose object it is to consider man as a sensi- tive , an intelligent , a moral , and a social being . How very different in its effects on the ...
... nature , there cannot , in this case , be too much attention bestowed on that science whose object it is to consider man as a sensi- tive , an intelligent , a moral , and a social being . How very different in its effects on the ...
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... nature , and consider it under its worst 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 ...
... nature , and consider it under its worst 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 ...
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... nature , and has given to the doctrines of theological science a splendour of evidence all its own ; but as this un- speakable gift of heaven has not been given to super- sede the use of reason , in cases where reason alone is ...
... nature , and has given to the doctrines of theological science a splendour of evidence all its own ; but as this un- speakable gift of heaven has not been given to super- sede the use of reason , in cases where reason alone is ...
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... nature ; -that our impressions of the unalterable distinctions between virtue and vice will be strengthened , and have a greater influence on the habits of thought and conduct ; -and that we shall be much more prepared to examine with ...
... nature ; -that our impressions of the unalterable distinctions between virtue and vice will be strengthened , and have a greater influence on the habits of thought and conduct ; -and that we shall be much more prepared to examine with ...
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