Christian Morals, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 - Christian ethics |
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... their own com- pany , in teaching them the duties of foli tude as well as of fociety , this earth would be a happier place than it is ; a training fuitable B 2 fuitable to a world of fuch brief duration , would ON RETIREMENT .
... their own com- pany , in teaching them the duties of foli tude as well as of fociety , this earth would be a happier place than it is ; a training fuitable B 2 fuitable to a world of fuch brief duration , would ON RETIREMENT .
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... happiness , it is not be- cause happiness is not the proper ftate of mortal man , nor the prohibited condition of his being , but because we have erred in our purfuit , purfuit , and shall still find it in the scheme 46 ON RETIREMENT .
... happiness , it is not be- cause happiness is not the proper ftate of mortal man , nor the prohibited condition of his being , but because we have erred in our purfuit , purfuit , and shall still find it in the scheme 46 ON RETIREMENT .
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... happiness ; but had generally caught and fixed her most allur ing image in that projected retirement for which his worldly indulgences were every day more difqualifying him . Far be it from me to aim at infpiring dif guft at human life ...
... happiness ; but had generally caught and fixed her most allur ing image in that projected retirement for which his worldly indulgences were every day more difqualifying him . Far be it from me to aim at infpiring dif guft at human life ...
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... , is not to be too tender of our present feelings ; is nobly to make fome facrifice of immediate ease , for the fake of acquiring future future happiness . Defire not opiates , seek not anodynes 104 THOUGHTS SUGGESTED TO.
... , is not to be too tender of our present feelings ; is nobly to make fome facrifice of immediate ease , for the fake of acquiring future future happiness . Defire not opiates , seek not anodynes 104 THOUGHTS SUGGESTED TO.
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Hannah More. future happiness . Defire not opiates , seek not anodynes , when your internal conftitu- tion requires ftimulants . Ceafe to conceive of religion as a stationary thing ; be affured , that , to be available , it must be ...
Hannah More. future happiness . Defire not opiates , seek not anodynes , when your internal conftitu- tion requires ftimulants . Ceafe to conceive of religion as a stationary thing ; be affured , that , to be available , it must be ...
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affured againſt almoſt alſo anſwer attained becauſe beſt bleffing buſineſs cafe Candidus cauſe character Chriſtian clafs confcience confider confiftency corruptions courſe defign defire divine doctrine duty eſcape eſpecially eſtabliſhed eternal exerciſe exiſtence fafe faith falſe falvation fame fatisfied fecurity feek feel feem felf felves fenfe ferves fhall fhew fhould fincere firſt fociety fome fomething fometimes fpirit freſh ftate ftill fuch fure furniſh goodneſs Goſpel grace habits happineſs heart heaven higheſt himſelf holy inftances inſtead intereſt itſelf kindneſs lefs leſs ligion meaſure ment mind miſtakes moft moſt muſt nature neceffity never obferved object occafions oppofition ourſelves paffions perfons piety pleaſe pleaſure poffefs practice preſent principle profeffion promiſed purpoſe purſuits racter reaſon refpect religion retirement ſcene ſcheme Scripture ſee ſenſe ſet ſhall ſome ſtandard ſtate ſtill ſtudy taſte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion truth underſtanding uſe virtue whofe whoſe worfe worſe
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Page 276 - God, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee, mercifully accept our prayers ; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace...
Page 276 - GRANT to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live . according to thy will ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 211 - Preacher himself had sometimes forgotten, that the whole duty of man is to fear God, and keep his commandments...
Page 56 - talk of the words" which were commanded under that dispensation, •wken they sit in their house, and •when they walk by the way, and when they lie down, and when they rise up.