A Treatise on the Passions and Affections of the Mind, Philosophical, Ethical, and Theological: In a Series of Disquisitions, in which are Traced, the Moral History of Man, in His Pursuits, Powers, and Motives of Action, and the Means of Obtaining Permanent Well-being and Happiness, Volume 4T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 - Christianity |
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... supposed to pro- mulgate important truths , unknown to a world immersed in ignorance ; and which the most enlightened minds either had not , or could not , have discovered . The subject therefore divides itself into two parts ; and in ...
... supposed to pro- mulgate important truths , unknown to a world immersed in ignorance ; and which the most enlightened minds either had not , or could not , have discovered . The subject therefore divides itself into two parts ; and in ...
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... supposed that sensitive man would be able to invent such modes of expression as should do justice to those abstrac- tions surrounding a Being , spiritual in his nature , and elevated infinitely above every object of sense . We may ...
... supposed that sensitive man would be able to invent such modes of expression as should do justice to those abstrac- tions surrounding a Being , spiritual in his nature , and elevated infinitely above every object of sense . We may ...
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... their sustenance . They are supposed to receive more than an equi- valent , for this alienation of the ground they tread upon , through the means of a barter , or from the pecuniary rewards of their labour ; while the 106 ON THE JEWISH.
... their sustenance . They are supposed to receive more than an equi- valent , for this alienation of the ground they tread upon , through the means of a barter , or from the pecuniary rewards of their labour ; while the 106 ON THE JEWISH.
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... supposed man- dates of those to whom human passions and de- pravations were ascribed . The obedience de- manded by the universal governor , is conform- able to the rule of right , which has for its basis the diffusion of well - being ...
... supposed man- dates of those to whom human passions and de- pravations were ascribed . The obedience de- manded by the universal governor , is conform- able to the rule of right , which has for its basis the diffusion of well - being ...
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... is also a great di- versity in the sentiments of men concerning this Death . By some it is supposed to signify absolute annihilation ; an irrecoverable extinc- tion of being , such as , in the general 132 ON THE JEWISH.
... is also a great di- versity in the sentiments of men concerning this Death . By some it is supposed to signify absolute annihilation ; an irrecoverable extinc- tion of being , such as , in the general 132 ON THE JEWISH.
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Page 352 - Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband to them, saith the Lord...
Page 348 - ... but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Page 408 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Page 286 - And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.
Page 248 - And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him ; and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke ; my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
Page 302 - And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, And wine, are in their feasts: But they regard not the work of the Lord, Neither consider the operation of his hands.
Page 373 - And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
Page 174 - And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt...
Page 267 - But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets; until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people till there was no remedy.
Page 126 - Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel : behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost : we are cut off for our parts.