Sermons: Volume the third, Том 2A. Strahan, and T. Cadell in the Strand, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 1790 - 434 страница |
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... Person whofe charac- ter would have reflected honour upon any condition of fortune , is placed by Providence in that ele- vated rank , which allows her virtues to shine with extenfive luftre , and to diffuse their aufpicious influence ...
... Person whofe charac- ter would have reflected honour upon any condition of fortune , is placed by Providence in that ele- vated rank , which allows her virtues to shine with extenfive luftre , and to diffuse their aufpicious influence ...
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... person can poffibly have to pro- mote it . It was therefore fit , it was necef- fary , that in each individual felf - love fhould be the strongest and most active instinct . This felf - love , if he had been a being who ftood folitary ...
... person can poffibly have to pro- mote it . It was therefore fit , it was necef- fary , that in each individual felf - love fhould be the strongest and most active instinct . This felf - love , if he had been a being who ftood folitary ...
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... persons there always lie much pride , and attention to themselves , This is indeed a falfe fpecies of fenfibility . It is the fubftitution of a capricious and irritable delicacy , in the room of that plain and native tenderness of heart ...
... persons there always lie much pride , and attention to themselves , This is indeed a falfe fpecies of fenfibility . It is the fubftitution of a capricious and irritable delicacy , in the room of that plain and native tenderness of heart ...
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... person , who having acted for any time in the world , remembers not many errors , and many follies , in his past behaviour ? Who dares to say , that he has improved , as he might have done , the va- rious advantages which were afforded ...
... person , who having acted for any time in the world , remembers not many errors , and many follies , in his past behaviour ? Who dares to say , that he has improved , as he might have done , the va- rious advantages which were afforded ...
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... persons to inquire , by unlawful methods , into what is to come , is equally foolish and finful . Let us reftrain all defire of penetrating far- ther than is allowed us , into that dark and unknown region . Futurity belongs to God : and ...
... persons to inquire , by unlawful methods , into what is to come , is equally foolish and finful . Let us reftrain all defire of penetrating far- ther than is allowed us , into that dark and unknown region . Futurity belongs to God : and ...
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abuſed affift affume againſt arife behold bitterneſs bleffed cauſe character Chriftian cife conduct confcience confequence confider confiderable courfe courſe death defire difpofitions diftinction diſcharge divine duties earth envy evil exerciſe facrament facred fafely faid fame fecret felves fenfe fenfibility fentiments fhall fhould fhow firſt fituation fociety fome fometimes forrow fortune foul fources fpirit friends ftate ftation fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fuppofed fupport fure goodneſs happineſs heart heaven Hence higheſt himſelf honour human intereft itſelf juft laft laſt Lord mankind meaſure ment midſt mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary obferve occafion ourſelves paffed paffions paſs paſt patience perfons pleaſures poffefs praiſe preſent principle proper purpoſe purſuits racter raiſed rank reaſon reft religion reſpect rife ſcene SERM ſhall ſhow ſome ſtate ſuch temper thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion truft univerfe uſeful virtue virtuous whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh
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