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Page 106
... justice to punish our offences . CHAPTER XIII Of Justice , in general and particular . The great good it doth in empires and kingdoms , a token of the more retired good it doth in the soul . Its several kinds . That God's punitive ...
... justice to punish our offences . CHAPTER XIII Of Justice , in general and particular . The great good it doth in empires and kingdoms , a token of the more retired good it doth in the soul . Its several kinds . That God's punitive ...
Page 108
... justice we must render hatred to whom hatred is due , and love to whom love . Hope is due to certain grounds of encouragement , and sorrow to certain sorrowful objects . But all our passions must still be guided by the rule of the law ...
... justice we must render hatred to whom hatred is due , and love to whom love . Hope is due to certain grounds of encouragement , and sorrow to certain sorrowful objects . But all our passions must still be guided by the rule of the law ...
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... justice which springs from holiness ; and that God could not be infinitely holy , were He not infinitely just in like manner . That His punitive justice springs from His goodness is next to be observed . He punishes them that are ...
... justice which springs from holiness ; and that God could not be infinitely holy , were He not infinitely just in like manner . That His punitive justice springs from His goodness is next to be observed . He punishes them that are ...
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