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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... sufferings , the impatience , discontent , and envyings , which it inspires , increase the an- guish ; and it attempts to obtain a release by trans- ports the most tormenting , or by methods which plunge the deeper into misery . f ...
... sufferings , the impatience , discontent , and envyings , which it inspires , increase the an- guish ; and it attempts to obtain a release by trans- ports the most tormenting , or by methods which plunge the deeper into misery . f ...
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... sufferings does not in- dicate an abject spirit ; where the evil to be sus- tained is irremediable , or cannot be escaped by justifiable means , Patience is a most eminent vir- tue . It often manifests a more exalted cha- racter than ...
... sufferings does not in- dicate an abject spirit ; where the evil to be sus- tained is irremediable , or cannot be escaped by justifiable means , Patience is a most eminent vir- tue . It often manifests a more exalted cha- racter than ...
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... sufferings , which it is the object of active courage to escape . Notwithstanding these disad- vantages , Patience greatly diminishes a sense of evil . It directs the attention to whatever can be soothing to the spirits . It moderates ...
... sufferings , which it is the object of active courage to escape . Notwithstanding these disad- vantages , Patience greatly diminishes a sense of evil . It directs the attention to whatever can be soothing to the spirits . It moderates ...
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... sufferings upon his mind , and its turbulent re - ac- tion , raise a dreadful storm within ; while pa- tience , operating like oil upon the troubled waves , diminishes both the turbulence and the danger . Patient submission feels some ...
... sufferings upon his mind , and its turbulent re - ac- tion , raise a dreadful storm within ; while pa- tience , operating like oil upon the troubled waves , diminishes both the turbulence and the danger . Patient submission feels some ...
Page 49
... sufferings ; and it expects not only a future exemption , but a beneficial re- sult , either from the nature of the suffering itself , or from the temper with which it is sustained . Modesty . Modesty is another ramification of prudence ...
... sufferings ; and it expects not only a future exemption , but a beneficial re- sult , either from the nature of the suffering itself , or from the temper with which it is sustained . Modesty . Modesty is another ramification of prudence ...
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