Familiar Lectures on Moral Philosophy, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1818 |
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... conduct is this , when we speak , or profess to commu- nicate our sentiments , at all times , both by our words and actions , to declare the truth , but we are not obliged in all cir- cumstances , and upon all occasions , to declare our ...
... conduct is this , when we speak , or profess to commu- nicate our sentiments , at all times , both by our words and actions , to declare the truth , but we are not obliged in all cir- cumstances , and upon all occasions , to declare our ...
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... conduct out of his own power , it is a mark of weakness for any one thus to bind himself if he can avoid it ; and indeed it is the rule of every person of tolerable prudence never to promise posi- tively , excepting in pecuniary matters ...
... conduct out of his own power , it is a mark of weakness for any one thus to bind himself if he can avoid it ; and indeed it is the rule of every person of tolerable prudence never to promise posi- tively , excepting in pecuniary matters ...
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... conduct in life , and to the highest happiness of which we are capable ; and although both nature and revelation speak plainly on this subject ; yet mankind will not receive the truth , that there is one God , and that God a Being of ...
... conduct in life , and to the highest happiness of which we are capable ; and although both nature and revelation speak plainly on this subject ; yet mankind will not receive the truth , that there is one God , and that God a Being of ...
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... conduct , and have been pro- ductive of general happiness ; we have inverted the rule , and thought only of our own rights and the duties of others , which leads to selfishness , and an unchris- tian conduct . Let the rights of every in ...
... conduct , and have been pro- ductive of general happiness ; we have inverted the rule , and thought only of our own rights and the duties of others , which leads to selfishness , and an unchris- tian conduct . Let the rights of every in ...
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... conduct in the presence of an as- sembled world , and who will approve or condemn me with the utmost im- partiality , art a constant spectator of all my actions , and a witness of all my se- cret thoughts even before they are ripened ...
... conduct in the presence of an as- sembled world , and who will approve or condemn me with the utmost im- partiality , art a constant spectator of all my actions , and a witness of all my se- cret thoughts even before they are ripened ...
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Page 384 - And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
Page 138 - Though in the paths of death I tread, With gloomy horrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, For Thou, O Lord, art with me still : Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, And guide me through the dreadful shade.
Page 146 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 91 - But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him ; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Page 129 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me," even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and...
Page 145 - He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Page 302 - But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them : for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Page 223 - Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness ; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
Page 139 - I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Page 148 - Which but to guess a Newton* made immortal? — If so, how each sage atom laughs at me, Who think a clod inferior to a man! If art to form, and counsel to conduct, And that with greater far than human skill, Resides not in each block, — a Godhead reigns.