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... principle of religion producing virtuous conduct . The fear of the Lord is said to be the beginning of wisdom : And by this fear of the Lord men are said to depart from evil ; to walk in the way of good men , and to keep the path of the ...
... principle of religion producing virtuous conduct . The fear of the Lord is said to be the beginning of wisdom : And by this fear of the Lord men are said to depart from evil ; to walk in the way of good men , and to keep the path of the ...
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... principle of restraint from disorders and crimes ; and that to persons of a peculiar turn of mind it may afford consolation under the distresses of life : but from the active scenes of the world , and from those vigorous exertions which ...
... principle of restraint from disorders and crimes ; and that to persons of a peculiar turn of mind it may afford consolation under the distresses of life : but from the active scenes of the world , and from those vigorous exertions which ...
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... principles of uni- form rectitude and integrity ; the same in prosperity and adversity ; which no bribe can seduce , or terror overawe ; neither by pleasure melted into effeminacy , nor by distress sunk into dejection ; such is the mind ...
... principles of uni- form rectitude and integrity ; the same in prosperity and adversity ; which no bribe can seduce , or terror overawe ; neither by pleasure melted into effeminacy , nor by distress sunk into dejection ; such is the mind ...
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... principles which , operating on conscience , determine it uniformly to pursue whatsoever things are true , whatsoever things are honest , whatsoever things are just , whatsoever things are pure , whatsoever things are lovely , what ...
... principles which , operating on conscience , determine it uniformly to pursue whatsoever things are true , whatsoever things are honest , whatsoever things are just , whatsoever things are pure , whatsoever things are lovely , what ...
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... principle , rightly understood , not only unites with all such virtues , but supports , fortifies , and confirms them . It is so far from obscuring the lustre of a character , that it heightens and ennobles it . It adds to all the moral ...
... principle , rightly understood , not only unites with all such virtues , but supports , fortifies , and confirms them . It is so far from obscuring the lustre of a character , that it heightens and ennobles it . It adds to all the moral ...
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