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... tion : -The laws of this country , including the acts of the legis- lature , and the decisions of our supreme courts of justice , are not contained in fewer than fifty folio volumes ; and yet it is not once in ten attempts that you can ...
... tion : -The laws of this country , including the acts of the legis- lature , and the decisions of our supreme courts of justice , are not contained in fewer than fifty folio volumes ; and yet it is not once in ten attempts that you can ...
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... tion solely on its being the divine will . But then , this is from our general conviction that God is wise and good ; not from our attaching no meaning to the words wise and good , except the divine will . Then , and then only , can the ...
... tion solely on its being the divine will . But then , this is from our general conviction that God is wise and good ; not from our attaching no meaning to the words wise and good , except the divine will . Then , and then only , can the ...
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... . ' The question is , ' says he , whether such a one would feel , upon the relation , any degree of that sentiment of disapproba- tion of Toranius ' conduct which we feel or not 28 [ Book 1 . Moral and Political Philosophy .
... . ' The question is , ' says he , whether such a one would feel , upon the relation , any degree of that sentiment of disapproba- tion of Toranius ' conduct which we feel or not 28 [ Book 1 . Moral and Political Philosophy .
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With Annotations William Paley, Richard Whately. tion of Toranius ' conduct which we feel or not ; ' and then he proceeds : They who maintain the existence of a moral sense ; of innate maxims ; of a natural conscience ; that the love of ...
With Annotations William Paley, Richard Whately. tion of Toranius ' conduct which we feel or not ; ' and then he proceeds : They who maintain the existence of a moral sense ; of innate maxims ; of a natural conscience ; that the love of ...
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... tion of their utility has dropped out of the mind , he has done all that could be reasonably expected by his antagonists ; or , in other words , he seems to imagine that no one can possibly suppose the emotion which approves the virtue ...
... tion of their utility has dropped out of the mind , he has done all that could be reasonably expected by his antagonists ; or , in other words , he seems to imagine that no one can possibly suppose the emotion which approves the virtue ...
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Page 138 - And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven ; neither is there respect of persons with him.
Page 182 - And inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Page 213 - And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last : and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her. Neither do I condemn thee : go, and sin no more.
Page 150 - Lord thine oaths, but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne; nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Page 47 - For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
Page 183 - And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Page 192 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' saith the Lord. "Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shall heap coals of fire on his head.
Page 217 - It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Page 106 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 192 - And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church : but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.