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... advantages which attend re- ligion and virtue , the honour which they confer on man is frequently mentioned in Scripture as one of the most considerable . Wisdom is the principal thing , says Solomon , in the passage where the text lies ...
... advantages which attend re- ligion and virtue , the honour which they confer on man is frequently mentioned in Scripture as one of the most considerable . Wisdom is the principal thing , says Solomon , in the passage where the text lies ...
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... advantage the human abilities , they incline totally to exclude it . It may soothe the timid or the sad : But they consider it as having no connection with what is pro- per to raise men to honour and distinction . I shall now endeavour ...
... advantage the human abilities , they incline totally to exclude it . It may soothe the timid or the sad : But they consider it as having no connection with what is pro- per to raise men to honour and distinction . I shall now endeavour ...
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... advantage , you would choose for a superior , could trust in as a friend , and could love as a brother : -This is the man , whom in your heart above all others , you do , you must , honour . SUCH a character , imperfectly as it has now ...
... advantage , you would choose for a superior , could trust in as a friend , and could love as a brother : -This is the man , whom in your heart above all others , you do , you must , honour . SUCH a character , imperfectly as it has now ...
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... virtue , which are so often found in the world , are testi- monies to its praise . The hypocrite knows that , without assuming the garb of virtue , 3 eve.y I. every other advantage he can possess , is in- 14 On the true Honour of Man .
... virtue , which are so often found in the world , are testi- monies to its praise . The hypocrite knows that , without assuming the garb of virtue , 3 eve.y I. every other advantage he can possess , is in- 14 On the true Honour of Man .
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Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. I. every other advantage he can possess , is in- SERMON sufficient to procure him esteem . Inter- ference of interest , or perversity of dispo- sition , may occasionally lead individuals to oppose , even to ...
Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. I. every other advantage he can possess , is in- SERMON sufficient to procure him esteem . Inter- ference of interest , or perversity of dispo- sition , may occasionally lead individuals to oppose , even to ...
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