Illustrations of the Divine Government, etcSherwood & Company, 1822 - 456 |
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... crimes of which men are guilty , teach them the most important lessons , awaken in their minds a sense of the excellence of virtue , a love of it , and a desire to possess it , of which they were wholly unconscious , and which are of ...
... crimes of which men are guilty , teach them the most important lessons , awaken in their minds a sense of the excellence of virtue , a love of it , and a desire to possess it , of which they were wholly unconscious , and which are of ...
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... crimes by the stings of re- morse produced by the consciousness of lesser guilt ! These and many similar examples are indications that moral evil is a most active and beneficent agent in forming and perfecting the moral character ; they ...
... crimes by the stings of re- morse produced by the consciousness of lesser guilt ! These and many similar examples are indications that moral evil is a most active and beneficent agent in forming and perfecting the moral character ; they ...
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... crime there are many virtues : for one act of cruelty there are ten of kindness : for one offence destructive to the happiness of individuals and of society , there are a thousand innocent , peaceful and generous transactions . The ...
... crime there are many virtues : for one act of cruelty there are ten of kindness : for one offence destructive to the happiness of individuals and of society , there are a thousand innocent , peaceful and generous transactions . The ...
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... crimes of life . These evils , terrible as they are , it does not seem possible for infinite wisdom and benevo- lence wholly to have avoided . For , to beings constituted as men are constituted , possessing only a limited understanding ...
... crimes of life . These evils , terrible as they are , it does not seem possible for infinite wisdom and benevo- lence wholly to have avoided . For , to beings constituted as men are constituted , possessing only a limited understanding ...
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... crimes of warriors ; that they could not squander life and violate happiness as they do , did they judge of man as he is ; that their estimation of him is universally acknowledged to have arisen from their own selfish and ill ...
... crimes of warriors ; that they could not squander life and violate happiness as they do , did they judge of man as he is ; that their estimation of him is universally acknowledged to have arisen from their own selfish and ill ...
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