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... mankind , you overthrow its power . you HAVING thus shown that morality without devo- tion is both defective and unstable , I proceed to consider the other extreme , of prayers without alms , devotion without morality . In every age the ...
... mankind , you overthrow its power . you HAVING thus shown that morality without devo- tion is both defective and unstable , I proceed to consider the other extreme , of prayers without alms , devotion without morality . In every age the ...
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... mankind . For what purpose did thy Creator place thee in this world , in the midst of human society , but that as a man among men thou mightest cultivate humanity ; that each in his place might contribute to the general welfare : that ...
... mankind . For what purpose did thy Creator place thee in this world , in the midst of human society , but that as a man among men thou mightest cultivate humanity ; that each in his place might contribute to the general welfare : that ...
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... mankind , than by open profligacy . The unbeliever will scoff at your piety , when he sees you negligent of moral duties . The bigot will decry all morality , when he sees you pretending to be a follower of virtue , though you be a ...
... mankind , than by open profligacy . The unbeliever will scoff at your piety , when he sees you negligent of moral duties . The bigot will decry all morality , when he sees you pretending to be a follower of virtue , though you be a ...
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... mankind , and to screen them from the com- mon disasters of life ? No ; to those disasters we behold them liable no less than others . The defence which religion provides , is altogether of an internal kind . It is the heart , not the ...
... mankind , and to screen them from the com- mon disasters of life ? No ; to those disasters we behold them liable no less than others . The defence which religion provides , is altogether of an internal kind . It is the heart , not the ...
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... the world can afford . Look abroad into life , and you will find the gene- ral sense of mankind bearing witness to this import- ant truth , that mind is superiour to fortune ; C 4 SERM . II . 23 RELIGION UPON ADVERSITY .
... the world can afford . Look abroad into life , and you will find the gene- ral sense of mankind bearing witness to this import- ant truth , that mind is superiour to fortune ; C 4 SERM . II . 23 RELIGION UPON ADVERSITY .
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