Sermons. ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of the Life and Character of the Author, Volume 2J. Walker & Company, 1824 |
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... of legislation prove for the happiness of man- kind , if it did not derive aid from religion , in soften- ing the dispositions of men , and checking many of VOL . II . B those evil passions to which the influence of law cannot.
... of legislation prove for the happiness of man- kind , if it did not derive aid from religion , in soften- ing the dispositions of men , and checking many of VOL . II . B those evil passions to which the influence of law cannot.
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... dispositions which it produces in the heart . He justly supposes , that , if the temper be duly regulated ... disposition , and to display the bad effects of an opposite turn of mind . I. Let us consider what this description of charity ...
... dispositions which it produces in the heart . He justly supposes , that , if the temper be duly regulated ... disposition , and to display the bad effects of an opposite turn of mind . I. Let us consider what this description of charity ...
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... dispositions of human nature are apt to betray us into frailties and vices .. Thus , it often happens , that the laudable attachment which we contract to the country , or the church , to which we belong , or to some political ...
... dispositions of human nature are apt to betray us into frailties and vices .. Thus , it often happens , that the laudable attachment which we contract to the country , or the church , to which we belong , or to some political ...
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... disposition , that of the two extremes it is more eligible to expose ourselves to occasional dis- advantage from thinking too well of others , than to suffer continual misery by thinking always ill of - them . It is better to be ...
... disposition , that of the two extremes it is more eligible to expose ourselves to occasional dis- advantage from thinking too well of others , than to suffer continual misery by thinking always ill of - them . It is better to be ...
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... disposition con- tinuing the same to the end of life . It is recorded in the last chapter of this book , that when Jacob died , his sons began to be seized with fear concern- ing the treatment which they might receive from their brother ...
... disposition con- tinuing the same to the end of life . It is recorded in the last chapter of this book , that when Jacob died , his sons began to be seized with fear concern- ing the treatment which they might receive from their brother ...
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