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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... human laws can extend no farther than to the actions of men . Though they protect us from external violence , they leave us open on different sides to be wounded . By the vices which prevail in society our tranquillity may be disturbed ...
... human laws can extend no farther than to the actions of men . Though they protect us from external violence , they leave us open on different sides to be wounded . By the vices which prevail in society our tranquillity may be disturbed ...
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... human character is , and what a variety of circum- stances must be taken into the account , in order to estimate it truly . No single instance of conduct whatever , is sufficient to determine it . As from one worthy action , it were ...
... human character is , and what a variety of circum- stances must be taken into the account , in order to estimate it truly . No single instance of conduct whatever , is sufficient to determine it . As from one worthy action , it were ...
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... human heart , that while it impels men to violent deeds , it justifies to their own apprehension the excesses which they commit . Amidst the uproar of other bad passions , conscience acts as a restraining power . As soon as the tumult ...
... human heart , that while it impels men to violent deeds , it justifies to their own apprehension the excesses which they commit . Amidst the uproar of other bad passions , conscience acts as a restraining power . As soon as the tumult ...
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... human falsehood , deceit , and treachery , resembles the traveller in the wilderness , who discerns no ob- jects around him but what are either dreary or ter- rible ; caverns that open , serpents that hiss , and beasts of prey that howl ...
... human falsehood , deceit , and treachery , resembles the traveller in the wilderness , who discerns no ob- jects around him but what are either dreary or ter- rible ; caverns that open , serpents that hiss , and beasts of prey that howl ...
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... human nature in general . A great pro- portion of infirmity and corruption , doubtless , adheres to it ; yet tempered also it is with various mixtures of virtue and good affection . Darkened as the Divine Image now is among mankind , it ...
... human nature in general . A great pro- portion of infirmity and corruption , doubtless , adheres to it ; yet tempered also it is with various mixtures of virtue and good affection . Darkened as the Divine Image now is among mankind , it ...
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