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Page viii
... become candidates for her licence to preach the gospel . During this important period , he was distinguished among his companions both for diligence and proficiency ; and obtained from the professors under whom he studied , repeated ...
... become candidates for her licence to preach the gospel . During this important period , he was distinguished among his companions both for diligence and proficiency ; and obtained from the professors under whom he studied , repeated ...
Page xi
... become Moderator of the General Assembly of the church of Scotland . But his influence among his brethren was extensive : his opinion , guided by that sound uprightness of judgment which formed the predominant feature of his ...
... become Moderator of the General Assembly of the church of Scotland . But his influence among his brethren was extensive : his opinion , guided by that sound uprightness of judgment which formed the predominant feature of his ...
Page xii
... become for the moment the object of his attention . This habit of mind , tempered with the most unsuspecting simplicity , and united to eminent talents and inflexible integrity , while it secured to the last his own relish of life , was ...
... become for the moment the object of his attention . This habit of mind , tempered with the most unsuspecting simplicity , and united to eminent talents and inflexible integrity , while it secured to the last his own relish of life , was ...
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... become too great for them to bear ? Never then allow yourselves to imagine that misfortunes alone form the chief misery of man . None but the guilty are completely miserable . The misgiving and distrust , the accu- sations and ...
... become too great for them to bear ? Never then allow yourselves to imagine that misfortunes alone form the chief misery of man . None but the guilty are completely miserable . The misgiving and distrust , the accu- sations and ...
Page 41
... become worthy of his rank in the creation . Instead of be- ing the sport , as now , of degrading passions and childish attachments , he would act solely on the principles of immortality . His pursuit of virtue would be steady ; his life ...
... become worthy of his rank in the creation . Instead of be- ing the sport , as now , of degrading passions and childish attachments , he would act solely on the principles of immortality . His pursuit of virtue would be steady ; his life ...
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