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 3T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 - Christianity |
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... connected with this grand object : We stated the pernicious aberrations to which they are exposed , with the causes of these aberrations : We analysed those various intellectual powers , whose office it is to instruct and guide us in ...
... connected with this grand object : We stated the pernicious aberrations to which they are exposed , with the causes of these aberrations : We analysed those various intellectual powers , whose office it is to instruct and guide us in ...
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... connected in the bonds of amity , in the class of Virtues ; and the intentional production of evil , in the class of Vices ; and to ascribe different degrees of merit or of demerit , to such actions and dispositions , according to ...
... connected in the bonds of amity , in the class of Virtues ; and the intentional production of evil , in the class of Vices ; and to ascribe different degrees of merit or of demerit , to such actions and dispositions , according to ...
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... connected , or diffused over the community at large , by the irregularities and impropriety of our behaviour . We shall consider each in its order . CHAP . I. ON THE VIRTUE OF PERSONAL PRUDENCE , 32 ON VIRTUOUS CONDUCT .
... connected , or diffused over the community at large , by the irregularities and impropriety of our behaviour . We shall consider each in its order . CHAP . I. ON THE VIRTUE OF PERSONAL PRUDENCE , 32 ON VIRTUOUS CONDUCT .
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... connected with exalted ideas of genuine merit . He that is diffident of his own deserts and powers , possesses an enlarged view of what is ex- cellent ; sees the difficulty of attaining it , and laments the slowness of his own progress ...
... connected with exalted ideas of genuine merit . He that is diffident of his own deserts and powers , possesses an enlarged view of what is ex- cellent ; sees the difficulty of attaining it , and laments the slowness of his own progress ...
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... - ple or principles , with which the ideas of duty and obligation are intimately connected ; and without which , every man would think himself at liberty to DISQUISITION II ON THE NATURE OF MORALITY; ITS LAWS, TIVES, &c.
... - ple or principles , with which the ideas of duty and obligation are intimately connected ; and without which , every man would think himself at liberty to DISQUISITION II ON THE NATURE OF MORALITY; ITS LAWS, TIVES, &c.
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