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Page 140
It is unbounded benevolence . It is that divine love , which delights in shedding
abroad its beneficence , over an immense intellectual and moral kingdom . Now ,
goodness is intrinsically the same , in the creature , as in the Creator . It consists ...
It is unbounded benevolence . It is that divine love , which delights in shedding
abroad its beneficence , over an immense intellectual and moral kingdom . Now ,
goodness is intrinsically the same , in the creature , as in the Creator . It consists ...
Page 148
For what benevolence is there in helping those , who will not help themselves ?
Is it any thing more , or less , than offering a premium to idleness and vice ? While
the good man is thus mindful of the wants of his poor neighbors , his ear is at the
...
For what benevolence is there in helping those , who will not help themselves ?
Is it any thing more , or less , than offering a premium to idleness and vice ? While
the good man is thus mindful of the wants of his poor neighbors , his ear is at the
...
Page 152
Another reflex advantage of benevolent action is , that this godlike principle
constantly gains strength by exercise . The more a man ... Nothing grows so
rapidly as the germ of benevolence , when it is planted in a genial soil . From a
slender ...
Another reflex advantage of benevolent action is , that this godlike principle
constantly gains strength by exercise . The more a man ... Nothing grows so
rapidly as the germ of benevolence , when it is planted in a genial soil . From a
slender ...
Page 155
They will wing their way to the general assembly and church of the first born ; and
in these vast excursions they will gain that strength and alacrity , which nothing
but the mighty impulse of benevolent action could ever impart . Yes , my friends ...
They will wing their way to the general assembly and church of the first born ; and
in these vast excursions they will gain that strength and alacrity , which nothing
but the mighty impulse of benevolent action could ever impart . Yes , my friends ...
Page 253
... they could wish ; but they rely on the further aid of that christian benevolence
which is enabling them to do so much . ... good talents , who are not counted
pious , have been too little regarded in the benevolent plans of this remarkable
age .
... they could wish ; but they rely on the further aid of that christian benevolence
which is enabling them to do so much . ... good talents , who are not counted
pious , have been too little regarded in the benevolent plans of this remarkable
age .
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| Title | Miscellaneous Discourses and Reviews |
| Author | Heman Humphrey |
| Publisher | J. S. and C. Adams, 1834 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 415 pages |
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