Elements of Moral Philosophy and of Christian Ethics, Volume 2J. Duncan, 1826 |
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... conscience as natural to man ; they only shew that it has been at different times , and in different countries , re- strained in its exercise , and perverted in its judg ments . Its operation is somewhat perverted in certain cases by ...
... conscience as natural to man ; they only shew that it has been at different times , and in different countries , re- strained in its exercise , and perverted in its judg ments . Its operation is somewhat perverted in certain cases by ...
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... conscience being an original and inherent power in the mind of man . This is the monitor which God has superadded to reason , which while it shews us the essential distinction between what is right and wrong in actions , between virtue ...
... conscience being an original and inherent power in the mind of man . This is the monitor which God has superadded to reason , which while it shews us the essential distinction between what is right and wrong in actions , between virtue ...
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... conscience within , in regard to the qua- lities and awards of actions as virtuous or vicious , are ratified by the established order of providence . We find in actual experience that conformity with the will of God , whether that is ...
... conscience within , in regard to the qua- lities and awards of actions as virtuous or vicious , are ratified by the established order of providence . We find in actual experience that conformity with the will of God , whether that is ...
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... by the principles of religious belief . If , indeed , all the suggestions of conscience , enlightened by a knowledge of the divine will , and acting under the belief of a judgment to come , be often 18 On the Moral Government of God .
... by the principles of religious belief . If , indeed , all the suggestions of conscience , enlightened by a knowledge of the divine will , and acting under the belief of a judgment to come , be often 18 On the Moral Government of God .
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... conscience in any situation , is not only a compensation adequate to human virtue , but far more enviable than the highest earthly gratification . This is no sufficient counterbalance to the unequal allotments of Providence , because ...
... conscience in any situation , is not only a compensation adequate to human virtue , but far more enviable than the highest earthly gratification . This is no sufficient counterbalance to the unequal allotments of Providence , because ...
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