Elements of Moral Philosophy and of Christian Ethics, Volume 2J. Duncan, 1826 |
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... enjoying nothing more than the light of nature . For though his obligations are in proportion to his capacity , to the means given him for knowing the will of God , and the aids he possesses in its performance ; and , consequently , are ...
... enjoying nothing more than the light of nature . For though his obligations are in proportion to his capacity , to the means given him for knowing the will of God , and the aids he possesses in its performance ; and , consequently , are ...
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... enjoy its protection . Every such government is , and necessarily must be , both from the constitution of man , and from the course and order which God has esta- blished , of a moral nature ; that is , its avowed and fundamental ...
... enjoy its protection . Every such government is , and necessarily must be , both from the constitution of man , and from the course and order which God has esta- blished , of a moral nature ; that is , its avowed and fundamental ...
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... enjoying far greater happiness than falls to his lot in the present life . There is , besides , nothing in death that warrants the presumption that it is the entire destruction of our being . The organs through which the soul in this ...
... enjoying far greater happiness than falls to his lot in the present life . There is , besides , nothing in death that warrants the presumption that it is the entire destruction of our being . The organs through which the soul in this ...
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... enjoy rest before he is at his journey's end . A reflection on the wisdom of God would lead us to the same conclusion respecting a future state to which we arrived by the consideration of his justice . We should find it utterly ...
... enjoy rest before he is at his journey's end . A reflection on the wisdom of God would lead us to the same conclusion respecting a future state to which we arrived by the consideration of his justice . We should find it utterly ...
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... and rectitude , who is the supreme Ruler of his accountable creatures , as well as their Creator , would make their happiness , in whatever way they might choose to enjoy it , the object of his care 38 The Principle of Expediency.
... and rectitude , who is the supreme Ruler of his accountable creatures , as well as their Creator , would make their happiness , in whatever way they might choose to enjoy it , the object of his care 38 The Principle of Expediency.
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