The Works of Thomas Chalmers: On natural theologyW. Collins, 1836 |
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... side of virtue ; while no man could dare to front the public eye , with a scheme of discipleship in the lessons whether of fraud or profligacy . The clear tendency then is to impress a right direction on the giant power of education ...
... side of virtue ; while no man could dare to front the public eye , with a scheme of discipleship in the lessons whether of fraud or profligacy . The clear tendency then is to impress a right direction on the giant power of education ...
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... side . Apart from the physical , did we but compute the moral forces which enter into such a conflict , it will often be found that the superiority is in favour of the actual occupiers . Those feelings , on the one hand , which are ...
... side . Apart from the physical , did we but compute the moral forces which enter into such a conflict , it will often be found that the superiority is in favour of the actual occupiers . Those feelings , on the one hand , which are ...
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... side of perpetuity and peace . 16. Had a legislator of supreme wisdom and armed with despotic power been free to establish the best scheme for augmenting the wealth and the comforts of human society - he could have devised nothing more ...
... side of perpetuity and peace . 16. Had a legislator of supreme wisdom and armed with despotic power been free to establish the best scheme for augmenting the wealth and the comforts of human society - he could have devised nothing more ...
Contents
BOOK | 7 |
On those special Affections which conduce to | 58 |
Adaptations of the Material World to the Moral | 144 |
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actual adaptation affirm altogether anger animal antecedent argument astronomy authority beatitudes beauty beneficence benevolence bosom cause character Christian Theology conceived conscience constitution creation creatures Deity demonstration discovery distinct divine doctrine earth economy effect enjoyment evidence evil existence experience external nature fact faculty felt force Godhead hand happiness harmony heart human imagination important inference influence instance instinctive intellectual jurisprudence justice labour Leibnitz lence lessons light look material matter mechanism ment mental mind moral constitution moral economy moral nature mystery natural signs Natural Theology nature hath nature's ness never object observation operation original palpable perfect pheno phenomena philosophy physical possessory feeling prayer present principle processes question racter reason regard respect result righteousness sense sentiment sequences society species speculation spirit stancy strength terminating object things THOMAS CHALMERS thought tion truth uncon universe violence virtue wherewith whole wisdom