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Page iii
... - ly perfuaded , that nothing elfe can be a fufficient foundation of a virtu- ous and truly refpectable conduct in life , or of good hope in death . a 2 A mind •造 mind destitute of knowledge ( and , comparatively speaking ,
... - ly perfuaded , that nothing elfe can be a fufficient foundation of a virtu- ous and truly refpectable conduct in life , or of good hope in death . a 2 A mind •造 mind destitute of knowledge ( and , comparatively speaking ,
Page vii
... conduct may be no disgrace to the rational and liberal fen- timents , which I trust you have im- bibed . Let it be feen , that when God is confidered as the proper ob- ject of reverence , love , and confi- dence , as the benevolent ...
... conduct may be no disgrace to the rational and liberal fen- timents , which I trust you have im- bibed . Let it be feen , that when God is confidered as the proper ob- ject of reverence , love , and confi- dence , as the benevolent ...
Page viii
... conduct be fuch as , instead of recommending your own generous principles , furnishes an excufe to o- thers , for acquiefcing in their preju- dices and errors , all the dishonour which is thereby thrown upon God , and the injury which ...
... conduct be fuch as , instead of recommending your own generous principles , furnishes an excufe to o- thers , for acquiefcing in their preju- dices and errors , all the dishonour which is thereby thrown upon God , and the injury which ...
Page ix
... conduct ; and confider them alfo as the only proper authority in matters of faith . J In a thing fo interefting to you as the business of religion , affecting the regulation of your conduct here , fo as to prepare you for immortal hap ...
... conduct ; and confider them alfo as the only proper authority in matters of faith . J In a thing fo interefting to you as the business of religion , affecting the regulation of your conduct here , fo as to prepare you for immortal hap ...
Page xxii
... conduct they are , no doubt , at the fame time , fecretly influ- enced by a regard to their own eafe ; for upon the present fashionable plan , a per- fon gives himself very little trouble indeed about forming the minds of his offspring ...
... conduct they are , no doubt , at the fame time , fecretly influ- enced by a regard to their own eafe ; for upon the present fashionable plan , a per- fon gives himself very little trouble indeed about forming the minds of his offspring ...
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