Elements of Moral Philosophy and of Christian Ethics, Volume 2J. Duncan, 1826 |
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... consider the moral agency , the capacities , and the elevated rank of man in the scale of being : that is , a free agent , or accountable creature , who is endowed with intelligence and understanding , with a sense of the desert of ...
... consider the moral agency , the capacities , and the elevated rank of man in the scale of being : that is , a free agent , or accountable creature , who is endowed with intelligence and understanding , with a sense of the desert of ...
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... consider the errors which in almost every country are blended with the most important truth , and the gross ignorance and superstition in which the majority of so many nations are involved , in place of being surprised that there are ...
... consider the errors which in almost every country are blended with the most important truth , and the gross ignorance and superstition in which the majority of so many nations are involved , in place of being surprised that there are ...
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... moral system of government to which man is subject , is confirmed , when we consider the design and necessity of human government . It is the ordination of providence that human beings should be placed 14 On the Grounds and Principles.
... moral system of government to which man is subject , is confirmed , when we consider the design and necessity of human government . It is the ordination of providence that human beings should be placed 14 On the Grounds and Principles.
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... consider what we shall get or lose in this world , and , in the other , what we shall get or lose in the next . A man , therefore , who either does not believe in a future world , or who does not carry his views to it , can have no ...
... consider what we shall get or lose in this world , and , in the other , what we shall get or lose in the next . A man , therefore , who either does not believe in a future world , or who does not carry his views to it , can have no ...
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... are agreed as to the principle , they greatly differ as to the source from whence it is derived , and the grounds on which its obligations are maintained : -the latter , considering the rule -Of the Measure or Rule of Virtue.
... are agreed as to the principle , they greatly differ as to the source from whence it is derived , and the grounds on which its obligations are maintained : -the latter , considering the rule -Of the Measure or Rule of Virtue.
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