Christian Morals, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 - Christian ethics |
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... holy aspira- tions . Though piety is no local thing , yet it has locality . That being is but a bad authority whom Milton makes proudly to exclaim , " The mind is its own place , " and the Stoics carried their haughty mental indepen ...
... holy aspira- tions . Though piety is no local thing , yet it has locality . That being is but a bad authority whom Milton makes proudly to exclaim , " The mind is its own place , " and the Stoics carried their haughty mental indepen ...
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... Holy Spirit the efficient agent , nor inward renovation a leading principle , nor humility a distinguishing characteristic ; which infifts on a good heart , but demands not a renewed heart ; which inferts virtues into the stock of the ...
... Holy Spirit the efficient agent , nor inward renovation a leading principle , nor humility a distinguishing characteristic ; which infifts on a good heart , but demands not a renewed heart ; which inferts virtues into the stock of the ...
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... Holy Spirit , they attach an undue value to human agency . If they say , they are far from excluding heavenly aid , their affent fomewhat refembles that of the Welch captain , who , when Henry the Fifth , after the battle of Agincourt ...
... Holy Spirit , they attach an undue value to human agency . If they say , they are far from excluding heavenly aid , their affent fomewhat refembles that of the Welch captain , who , when Henry the Fifth , after the battle of Agincourt ...
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... holy , but juft , for they only affect other people . The young man in the Gospel had no objection to those commandments which were fuggefted to him as the rule of duty ; for he was chafte and honest , neither a disobedient fon , nor a ...
... holy , but juft , for they only affect other people . The young man in the Gospel had no objection to those commandments which were fuggefted to him as the rule of duty ; for he was chafte and honest , neither a disobedient fon , nor a ...
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... holy , and every man who is mad , is included in this comprehenfive epithet . We fee perpetually that folidity , fublimity , and depth , are not found a pro- tection against the magic mifchief of this portentous appellation . It ...
... holy , and every man who is mad , is included in this comprehenfive epithet . We fee perpetually that folidity , fublimity , and depth , are not found a pro- tection against the magic mifchief of this portentous appellation . It ...
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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.