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... observe how far they agreed in the strain of thought with those which I had written at a later period . In reviewing them , passages some- times appeared which I imagined might be service- able , either for admonition or consolation to ...
... observe how far they agreed in the strain of thought with those which I had written at a later period . In reviewing them , passages some- times appeared which I imagined might be service- able , either for admonition or consolation to ...
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... observation and reflection , he discerns innumerable marks of his dependent state . He finds himself placed by some superior power , in a vast world , where the wisdom and goodness of the Creator are conspicuous on every side . The ...
... observation and reflection , he discerns innumerable marks of his dependent state . He finds himself placed by some superior power , in a vast world , where the wisdom and goodness of the Creator are conspicuous on every side . The ...
Page 11
... observation ; but when solitude or distress awakens the powers of reflection , he shall be made to feel that one part of duty performed , atones not for another which is neglected . In the midst of his prayers , the remembrance of ...
... observation ; but when solitude or distress awakens the powers of reflection , he shall be made to feel that one part of duty performed , atones not for another which is neglected . In the midst of his prayers , the remembrance of ...
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... observation , looks to the inward principles of action ; to those principles which form the essence of a worthy character , and which , if called forth , would give birth to whatever is laudable or excellent in conduct . Is there one ...
... observation , looks to the inward principles of action ; to those principles which form the essence of a worthy character , and which , if called forth , would give birth to whatever is laudable or excellent in conduct . Is there one ...
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... observe , That the reasonings in this discourse give no ground to apprehend any danger of our being too much influenced by the belief of a future state . I have shown the hurtful effects which would follow from too bright and full a ...
... observe , That the reasonings in this discourse give no ground to apprehend any danger of our being too much influenced by the belief of a future state . I have shown the hurtful effects which would follow from too bright and full a ...
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