Letters on Clerical Manners and Habits: Addressed to a Student in the Theological Seminary, at Princeton, N.J. |
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... individual with whom we converse in the face Opposing erroneous sentiments in a suita- ble manner - Haughtiness in conversation -- Con- troversy -- Losing the temper in controversy- Ease and attractiveness in conv ersation - Too much ...
... individual with whom we converse in the face Opposing erroneous sentiments in a suita- ble manner - Haughtiness in conversation -- Con- troversy -- Losing the temper in controversy- Ease and attractiveness in conv ersation - Too much ...
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... individual heart , is a gradual process ; as it is by no means a spontaneous af- fair , —but requires the most assiduous and labo- rious culture ; so the drawing out of that prin- ciple into all the practical duties of life , is far ...
... individual heart , is a gradual process ; as it is by no means a spontaneous af- fair , —but requires the most assiduous and labo- rious culture ; so the drawing out of that prin- ciple into all the practical duties of life , is far ...
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... individual to select his own course of conduct . cretion . But it is not enough that a minister himself exercise this prudent reserve , both in private and publick . If he have a family , it will be necessary to inculcate upon every ...
... individual to select his own course of conduct . cretion . But it is not enough that a minister himself exercise this prudent reserve , both in private and publick . If he have a family , it will be necessary to inculcate upon every ...
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... individual , so cold and ungracious as to surprise and repel : to treat an acquaint- ance to - day with a degree of attention and kind- ness bordering on excess , and little short of fawning ; and to - morrow scarcely to recog- nize him ...
... individual , so cold and ungracious as to surprise and repel : to treat an acquaint- ance to - day with a degree of attention and kind- ness bordering on excess , and little short of fawning ; and to - morrow scarcely to recog- nize him ...
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... individual , or individuals , among his people , as to become a subject of remark , or to embarrass him in his intercourse with others . Ne quid nimis , is an invaluable maxim , in its ap- plication to clerical intimacies and civilities ...
... individual , or individuals , among his people , as to become a subject of remark , or to embarrass him in his intercourse with others . Ne quid nimis , is an invaluable maxim , in its ap- plication to clerical intimacies and civilities ...
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