Elements of Moral Philosophy and of Christian Ethics, Volume 2J. Duncan, 1826 |
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... fear and hope of things obscurely apprehended , and hid in futurity , take a strong hold on the heart and imagination of man , they have made the fundamental principles of religion subservient to the authority of their laws , and the ...
... fear and hope of things obscurely apprehended , and hid in futurity , take a strong hold on the heart and imagination of man , they have made the fundamental principles of religion subservient to the authority of their laws , and the ...
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... fears as to their conformity to the will of God . Their disquieting apprehensions on this head are generally in proportion to the refinement and deli- cacy of their moral feelings and perceptions . Can we suppose that God would leave ...
... fears as to their conformity to the will of God . Their disquieting apprehensions on this head are generally in proportion to the refinement and deli- cacy of their moral feelings and perceptions . Can we suppose that God would leave ...
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... fears of the wicked , as well as the hopes of the righteous , refer ; leading alike our thoughts forward to that final day in which God will judge the world in righteousness , and in which he will impartially and perfectly render to ...
... fears of the wicked , as well as the hopes of the righteous , refer ; leading alike our thoughts forward to that final day in which God will judge the world in righteousness , and in which he will impartially and perfectly render to ...
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... fear and love of God , by a su- preme regard to his glory , and by the conviction of our accountableness . In all cases , the language which they speak , and the principles which they enjoin , are in direct opposition to Mr. Paley's ...
... fear and love of God , by a su- preme regard to his glory , and by the conviction of our accountableness . In all cases , the language which they speak , and the principles which they enjoin , are in direct opposition to Mr. Paley's ...
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... fear fear him , who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell ; yea , I say unto you , fear him § . " But in what does the principle here recognised and recommended differ from utility ? Does not the former as well as the latter ...
... fear fear him , who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell ; yea , I say unto you , fear him § . " But in what does the principle here recognised and recommended differ from utility ? Does not the former as well as the latter ...
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