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... shew . I shall for this end compare together the situation of bad men and that of the good , when both are suffering the misfortunes of life ; and then make such improve- ment as the subject will naturally suggest . I. - Religion ...
... shew . I shall for this end compare together the situation of bad men and that of the good , when both are suffering the misfortunes of life ; and then make such improve- ment as the subject will naturally suggest . I. - Religion ...
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... shew you , that it is no less essential to the en- joyment of prosperity , than to the comfort of adversity ; that prosperity is prosperous , if we may be allowed the expression , to a good man only ; and that to every other person , it ...
... shew you , that it is no less essential to the en- joyment of prosperity , than to the comfort of adversity ; that prosperity is prosperous , if we may be allowed the expression , to a good man only ; and that to every other person , it ...
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... shew that you remember the natural equality of men . Let your modera- tion in pleasure , your command of passion , and your steady regard to the great duties of life , shew that you possess a mind worthy of your fortune . Establish your ...
... shew that you remember the natural equality of men . Let your modera- tion in pleasure , your command of passion , and your steady regard to the great duties of life , shew that you possess a mind worthy of your fortune . Establish your ...
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... shew , that all religion abounds with difficulties of a like nature . Our situa- tion , it will be said , is so much the more to be lamented , that not on one side only we are confined in our in- quiries , but on all hands environed ...
... shew , that all religion abounds with difficulties of a like nature . Our situa- tion , it will be said , is so much the more to be lamented , that not on one side only we are confined in our in- quiries , but on all hands environed ...
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... shew , as plainly as language allows , that there was an efficacy in his suf- ferings , far beyond that of mere ex- ample and instruction . The nature and extent of that efficacy , we are unable , as yet , fully to trace . Part we are ...
... shew , as plainly as language allows , that there was an efficacy in his suf- ferings , far beyond that of mere ex- ample and instruction . The nature and extent of that efficacy , we are unable , as yet , fully to trace . Part we are ...
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