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Page 11
... yourselves , so you do great injustice to religion . For , by dividing its parts from one another , you never fail to expose it to the censure of the world : And perhaps , by this sort of partial and divided goodness , religion has ...
... yourselves , so you do great injustice to religion . For , by dividing its parts from one another , you never fail to expose it to the censure of the world : And perhaps , by this sort of partial and divided goodness , religion has ...
Page 24
... yourselves to imagine that mis- fortunes alone - form the chief misery of man . None but the guilty are completely miserable . The mis- giving and distrust , the accusations and reproaches of their minds , the sense of having drawn down ...
... yourselves to imagine that mis- fortunes alone - form the chief misery of man . None but the guilty are completely miserable . The mis- giving and distrust , the accusations and reproaches of their minds , the sense of having drawn down ...
Page 48
... yourselves placed on a mountain which standeth strong . Awake from those flattering dreams , and behold how every thing totters around you ! You stand on the edge of a precipice ; and the ground is sliding away below your feet . In your ...
... yourselves placed on a mountain which standeth strong . Awake from those flattering dreams , and behold how every thing totters around you ! You stand on the edge of a precipice ; and the ground is sliding away below your feet . In your ...
Page 49
... yourselves of human insta- bility . As Christians , reverence the awful govern- ment of God . Insure your prosperity , by consecrating it to religion and virtue . Be humble in your eleva- tion ; be moderate in your views ; be submissive ...
... yourselves of human insta- bility . As Christians , reverence the awful govern- ment of God . Insure your prosperity , by consecrating it to religion and virtue . Be humble in your eleva- tion ; be moderate in your views ; be submissive ...
Page 101
... yourselves also to reflect on the small moment of those things which are the usual incen- tives to violence and contention . In the ruffled and angry hour , we view every appearance through a false medium . The most inconsiderable point ...
... yourselves also to reflect on the small moment of those things which are the usual incen- tives to violence and contention . In the ruffled and angry hour , we view every appearance through a false medium . The most inconsiderable point ...
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