Elements of Moral Philosophy and of Christian Ethics, Volume 2J. Duncan, 1826 |
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... According to a few general laws , or principles , which the Lord and Ruler of all has established , are the varieties of the seasons and the glories of nature regularly produced . The sun by its light and heat is at once the means by ...
... According to a few general laws , or principles , which the Lord and Ruler of all has established , are the varieties of the seasons and the glories of nature regularly produced . The sun by its light and heat is at once the means by ...
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... any cause or agent but what depends on , and has proceeded from him , the Supreme Agent , and the first cause . His pleasure is sovereign and irresistible : for he doth according to his will 6 On the Grounds and Principles.
... any cause or agent but what depends on , and has proceeded from him , the Supreme Agent , and the first cause . His pleasure is sovereign and irresistible : for he doth according to his will 6 On the Grounds and Principles.
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Daniel Dewar. and irresistible : for he doth according to his will , in the army of heaven , and among the inhabitants of the earth ; and none can stay his hand , or say unto him , What doest thou ? He commandeth the sun , and it riseth ...
Daniel Dewar. and irresistible : for he doth according to his will , in the army of heaven , and among the inhabitants of the earth ; and none can stay his hand , or say unto him , What doest thou ? He commandeth the sun , and it riseth ...
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... according to that choice ; and who wants not the means necessary for the practice of virtue , and for abstaining from vice . Such a being is man ; he is endowed with the capacity of perceiving certain actions as right or as wrong , as ...
... according to that choice ; and who wants not the means necessary for the practice of virtue , and for abstaining from vice . Such a being is man ; he is endowed with the capacity of perceiving certain actions as right or as wrong , as ...
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... according to their works , whether good or evil . Though the imperfection of man , and of all his institutions , may prevent him from exactly proportioning his awards to the personal merits or demerits of those whom he governs , the ...
... according to their works , whether good or evil . Though the imperfection of man , and of all his institutions , may prevent him from exactly proportioning his awards to the personal merits or demerits of those whom he governs , the ...
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