Sermons ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of the Life and Character of the Author, Volume 2T. Cadell; F.C. & J Rivington [& others], 1822 - Presbyterian Church |
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... actions alone , but the temper and inclinations . By this means it ascends to the sources of conduct ; and very ineffec- tual would the wisest system of legislation prove for VOL . II . B the happiness of mankind , if it did not derive.
... actions alone , but the temper and inclinations . By this means it ascends to the sources of conduct ; and very ineffec- tual would the wisest system of legislation prove for VOL . II . B the happiness of mankind , if it did not derive.
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... happiness of mankind , if it did not derive aid from religion , in softening the dispositions of men , and checking many of those evil passions to which the influence of law cannot possibly reach . We are led to this reflection by the ...
... happiness of mankind , if it did not derive aid from religion , in softening the dispositions of men , and checking many of those evil passions to which the influence of law cannot possibly reach . We are led to this reflection by the ...
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... extremes of fortune , which , though it want not also its own dangers , yet is , on the whole , the state most VOL . II . E favourable both to virtue and to happiness . For there SERM . XXVII . ON THE CHARACTER OF HAZAEL . 49.
... extremes of fortune , which , though it want not also its own dangers , yet is , on the whole , the state most VOL . II . E favourable both to virtue and to happiness . For there SERM . XXVII . ON THE CHARACTER OF HAZAEL . 49.
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... happiness . For there , luxury and pride on the one hand , have not opportunity to enervate or intoxicate the mind , nor want and dependence on the other , to sink and de- base it ; there , all the native affections of the soul have the ...
... happiness . For there , luxury and pride on the one hand , have not opportunity to enervate or intoxicate the mind , nor want and dependence on the other , to sink and de- base it ; there , all the native affections of the soul have the ...
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... happiness or misery . He who might have passed unblamed , and upright , through certain walks of life , by unhappily choosing a road where he meets with temptations too strong for his virtue , precipitates himself into shame here , and ...
... happiness or misery . He who might have passed unblamed , and upright , through certain walks of life , by unhappily choosing a road where he meets with temptations too strong for his virtue , precipitates himself into shame here , and ...
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