Sermons, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Presbyterian Church |
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... appear at all , it will only be in fits and starts . The authority of conscience may occasionally operate , when our situa- tion affords it room for exertion . But in other circumstances of equal importance , every moral sentiment will ...
... appear at all , it will only be in fits and starts . The authority of conscience may occasionally operate , when our situa- tion affords it room for exertion . But in other circumstances of equal importance , every moral sentiment will ...
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... appear to hold it in contempt , and squander it with incon- siderate profusion . While they complain that life is short , they are often wishing its different periods at an end . Covetous of every other possession , of time only they ...
... appear to hold it in contempt , and squander it with incon- siderate profusion . While they complain that life is short , they are often wishing its different periods at an end . Covetous of every other possession , of time only they ...
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... and private virtue . How humble soever these qualities may appear to some , they are , nevertheless , the basis on which liberty , independence , and true ho- nour , L nour , must rise . He who has the 14 On the Importance of.
... and private virtue . How humble soever these qualities may appear to some , they are , nevertheless , the basis on which liberty , independence , and true ho- nour , L nour , must rise . He who has the 14 On the Importance of.
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... appears with how much pro- priety the issues of life are said to be out of the heart . Here rise those great springs of human conduct whence the main currents flow of our virtue , or our vice ; of our happiness or our misery . Besides ...
... appears with how much pro- priety the issues of life are said to be out of the heart . Here rise those great springs of human conduct whence the main currents flow of our virtue , or our vice ; of our happiness or our misery . Besides ...
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... appears to them the native right and privilege of man . Had they to do with none but their fellow - creatures , such reasoning might be specious . But they ought to remember , that in the sight of the Supreme Being , thoughts bear the ...
... appears to them the native right and privilege of man . Had they to do with none but their fellow - creatures , such reasoning might be specious . But they ought to remember , that in the sight of the Supreme Being , thoughts bear the ...
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