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... Moral PROVERBS , iv . 27 . Conduct . Turn not to the right hand , nor to the left.- SERMON XVIII . On Scoffing at Religion . 326 2 PETER , iii . 3.- There shall come in the last days Scoffers . 344 SERMON XIX . On the Creation of the ...
... Moral PROVERBS , iv . 27 . Conduct . Turn not to the right hand , nor to the left.- SERMON XVIII . On Scoffing at Religion . 326 2 PETER , iii . 3.- There shall come in the last days Scoffers . 344 SERMON XIX . On the Creation of the ...
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... morality ; and of the wisdom which pro- duces this effect , it is asserted in the text , that it bringeth us to honour . On this recommendation of religion it is the more necessary to fix our attention , because it is often refused to ...
... morality ; and of the wisdom which pro- duces this effect , it is asserted in the text , that it bringeth us to honour . On this recommendation of religion it is the more necessary to fix our attention , because it is often refused to ...
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... moral qualities which all men in their hearts respect . Wisdom shall then give to his head an ornament of grace , a crown of glory shall she deliver to him . This is an honour to which all may aspire . It is a prize , for which every ...
... moral qualities which all men in their hearts respect . Wisdom shall then give to his head an ornament of grace , a crown of glory shall she deliver to him . This is an honour to which all may aspire . It is a prize , for which every ...
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... moral virtues a vene- rable and authoritative dignity . It renders the virtuous character more august . To the decorations of a palace it joins the majesty of a temple . He who divides religion from virtue , un- derstands neither the ...
... moral virtues a vene- rable and authoritative dignity . It renders the virtuous character more august . To the decorations of a palace it joins the majesty of a temple . He who divides religion from virtue , un- derstands neither the ...
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... moral conduct , and its influence on our happiness . FIRST , It powerfully influences the pro- per discharge of all the relative and social * John , ii . 35 . II . duties of life . Without some discharge of duties 26 On Sensibility .
... moral conduct , and its influence on our happiness . FIRST , It powerfully influences the pro- per discharge of all the relative and social * John , ii . 35 . II . duties of life . Without some discharge of duties 26 On Sensibility .
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