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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... observations , as in- troductory to our plan . These will principally be deduced from the investigations which have already been made , and they will constitute the basis of our subsequent disquisitions . I. By Conduct we understand an ...
... observations , as in- troductory to our plan . These will principally be deduced from the investigations which have already been made , and they will constitute the basis of our subsequent disquisitions . I. By Conduct we understand an ...
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... observation , comprehension , and reflec- tion , he is subject to numerous correspondent passions and affections . He not only feels the emotions which present objects are capable of exciting , but upon reflection he can rejoice or ...
... observation , comprehension , and reflec- tion , he is subject to numerous correspondent passions and affections . He not only feels the emotions which present objects are capable of exciting , but upon reflection he can rejoice or ...
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... and demand neither ob- servation , experience , nor reason to prompt to an indulgence . This is the only propensity possess- ed by man , in common with the brute creation ; and , in the human species , it is observed INTRODUCTION . 7.
... and demand neither ob- servation , experience , nor reason to prompt to an indulgence . This is the only propensity possess- ed by man , in common with the brute creation ; and , in the human species , it is observed INTRODUCTION . 7.
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... observed to be the most ungovernable in the most ignorant and un- cultivated minds ; which being strangers to every superior enjoyment , cannot be affected by any comparisons . In the pursuit of amusements , con- veniences and ...
... observed to be the most ungovernable in the most ignorant and un- cultivated minds ; which being strangers to every superior enjoyment , cannot be affected by any comparisons . In the pursuit of amusements , con- veniences and ...
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... observed , and it can scarcely be observed too often , that the final execution of every determination of the Will , produces an immutable change respecting the grand pursuit of Well - being . The deed perform- ed brings us forwards in ...
... observed , and it can scarcely be observed too often , that the final execution of every determination of the Will , produces an immutable change respecting the grand pursuit of Well - being . The deed perform- ed brings us forwards in ...
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