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Page 68
... conscience . But this is only the fubftitute of the other principles , and , in fact , arifes from them ; prompting to right conduct on emergen- cies , where there is no time for reasoning or reflection ; and where , confequently , no ...
... conscience . But this is only the fubftitute of the other principles , and , in fact , arifes from them ; prompting to right conduct on emergen- cies , where there is no time for reasoning or reflection ; and where , confequently , no ...
Page 110
... conscience . 2. Befides , humility is a principal fub- ject of praife ; and , indeed , without this , no other virtue is held in much esteem . Now this humility supposes fuch a diffi- dence of ones felf , fuch a readiness to ac ...
... conscience . 2. Befides , humility is a principal fub- ject of praife ; and , indeed , without this , no other virtue is held in much esteem . Now this humility supposes fuch a diffi- dence of ones felf , fuch a readiness to ac ...
Page 119
... conscience , are the fource of much pain and misery to ourselves . They confift of very uneasy · feelings ; fo that no man can be happy , or enjoy any fatisfaction , while he is un- der the influence of them . Even the pleasures ...
... conscience , are the fource of much pain and misery to ourselves . They confift of very uneasy · feelings ; fo that no man can be happy , or enjoy any fatisfaction , while he is un- der the influence of them . Even the pleasures ...
Page 121
... ample return for any kindness that they do to us . Indeed there is no virtue which has a ftron- ger teftimony in the consciences of all men , F than than gratitude , and no vice is universally fo hateful Natural Religion . 121.
... ample return for any kindness that they do to us . Indeed there is no virtue which has a ftron- ger teftimony in the consciences of all men , F than than gratitude , and no vice is universally fo hateful Natural Religion . 121.
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againſt alfo alſo arifes becauſe Befides benevolence beſt cafe caufe cauſe chriftians circumſtances clafs conduct confcience confequence confider confideration confiftent conftitution courſe creatures defign defire difpofition divine eſpecially eſteem evil exerciſe exiſtence fame fatisfaction favour feems felf felves fenfes fenfual fentiments fhall fince firſt fociety fome fource fpecies ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fuppofe fuppofition fure fyftem goodneſs gratification greater number greateſt happineſs happy himſelf idea impoffible indulgence infinite inftruction intereft itſelf JOSEPH PRIESTLEY juft kind leaſt lefs lence leſs mankind means meaſure mind moft moral moſt muft muſt nature neceffarily neceffary nefs neral neſs object occafion ourſelves paffions pain perfect perfons pleaſure prefent principles proper puniſhment purpoſes purſuit racter reaſon refpect regard religion rule ſay ſcheme ſee ſeems ſenſe ſhall ſhould ſome ſtand ſtate ſuppoſe thefe themſelves ther theſe thing thofe thoſe tion tural uncauſed uſe vice virtue whole wiſdom wiſh