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... Devotion . ACTS , X. 2 . Cornelius A devout man . 140 158 SERMON XI . On the Duties of the Young . TITUS , ii . 6. Young men likewise exhort to be sober - minded . 183 SERMON XII . On the Duties and Consolations of the Aged . PROVERBS ...
... Devotion . ACTS , X. 2 . Cornelius A devout man . 140 158 SERMON XI . On the Duties of the Young . TITUS , ii . 6. Young men likewise exhort to be sober - minded . 183 SERMON XII . On the Duties and Consolations of the Aged . PROVERBS ...
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... devotion , or devotion . without morality , are extremely defective ; and then shall point out the happy effects of their mutual union . LET us begin with considering the case of alms . without prayers ; that is , of good works without ...
... devotion , or devotion . without morality , are extremely defective ; and then shall point out the happy effects of their mutual union . LET us begin with considering the case of alms . without prayers ; that is , of good works without ...
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... devotion without morality . In every age the practice has prevailed , of substi- tuting certain appearances of piety in the place of the great duties of humanity and mercy . Too many there have always been , who flatter themselves with ...
... devotion without morality . In every age the practice has prevailed , of substi- tuting certain appearances of piety in the place of the great duties of humanity and mercy . Too many there have always been , who flatter themselves with ...
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... Devotion to God , and Charity to men . Let us con- sider next the happy effects of their union . Their union forms the consistent , the graceful , the respectable character of the real Christian , the man of true worth . If you leave ...
... Devotion to God , and Charity to men . Let us con- sider next the happy effects of their union . Their union forms the consistent , the graceful , the respectable character of the real Christian , the man of true worth . If you leave ...
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... devotion , if that devotion open not his heart to humanity , not only remains a stranger to the pleasures of beneficence , but must often undergo the pain arising from bad passions . But when beneficence and devotion are united , they ...
... devotion , if that devotion open not his heart to humanity , not only remains a stranger to the pleasures of beneficence , but must often undergo the pain arising from bad passions . But when beneficence and devotion are united , they ...
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