Discourses on Several Important Subjects: To which are Added Eight Sermons Preached at the Lady Moyers Lecture, Tom 11747 |
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... Fortune ; in such a cafe , we ought to facrifice the mere Conveniency of the latter to the preffing Ne- ceffities of the former : and that for this plain Reason , because we ought to do the most Good we can . Now by fingling out Men of ...
... Fortune ; in such a cafe , we ought to facrifice the mere Conveniency of the latter to the preffing Ne- ceffities of the former : and that for this plain Reason , because we ought to do the most Good we can . Now by fingling out Men of ...
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... Fortune of their Adver- faries ; or in defeating their Attempts , dif- proving their Slanders , and countermining their Plots . Surely thofe , who indulge this favage Bent of Inclination , have never tafted the Joys of an hearty ...
... Fortune of their Adver- faries ; or in defeating their Attempts , dif- proving their Slanders , and countermining their Plots . Surely thofe , who indulge this favage Bent of Inclination , have never tafted the Joys of an hearty ...
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... Fortune or Life should be facrificed to another Man's Paffion and Malice . Now if upon thefe Grounds an Abfence of Ma- lice is highly requifite , if we are not to harbour any revengeful Thoughts ; how are we to behave ourselves to those ...
... Fortune or Life should be facrificed to another Man's Paffion and Malice . Now if upon thefe Grounds an Abfence of Ma- lice is highly requifite , if we are not to harbour any revengeful Thoughts ; how are we to behave ourselves to those ...
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... Fortune and Hap- piness are two very diftinct Ideas ; however fome , who have , a falfe Idea of Life and a Wrongness of Thinking , may confound them . For Better is a Dinner of Herbs where Love is , than a ftalled Ox , and Hatred ...
... Fortune and Hap- piness are two very diftinct Ideas ; however fome , who have , a falfe Idea of Life and a Wrongness of Thinking , may confound them . For Better is a Dinner of Herbs where Love is , than a ftalled Ox , and Hatred ...
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... Fortune answerable to it , to form a standing Habit of Charity by re- dreffing the Injured , relieving the Distressed , and cherishing Men of Merit ; but it is in every Body's Power to beget in himself this lovely Difpofition of Mind ...
... Fortune answerable to it , to form a standing Habit of Charity by re- dreffing the Injured , relieving the Distressed , and cherishing Men of Merit ; but it is in every Body's Power to beget in himself this lovely Difpofition of Mind ...
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Actions againſt anſwer Beauty becauſe Benevolence beſt Bleffings Cafe Cauſe Chriftian Confequence confider Confideration confiftent Courſe Daniel Waterland Defire Deity diſcharge Diverfions Duty eafy Efteem elſe endeavour eternal Evil faid fame feems feldom felves ferve fettled feveral fhall fhew firſt folid fome fometimes foon ftill ftrong fuch fuffer fure give Goodneſs greateſt habitual Happineſs happy Heart himſelf Honour Ideas Inftance inſtead Intereft Irreligion itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs Love Malice Mankind Meaſure Mifery Mind moft Morality moſt muft muſt Nature neceffary nefs never obferve occafional ourſelves Paffion Perfon Piety pleaſe Pleaſure pray Prayer preſent Principle racter raiſe Reaſon Religion ſeem Senfe Senſe SER.XIV SER.XVI SERM SERM.III SERM.IV ſhall ſhould ſome Soul ſpeak Spirit ſuch Temper thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe Thoughts tion Truth ture Underſtanding uneafy uſeful Vice Virtue whofe whoſe Wiſdom World
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