Christian PoliticsLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 - 445 pages |
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Page 25
... where we please ; which power , from the very constitution of civil society , cannot be enjoyed in the same degree by every indi- vidual . No large community can long subsist without a considerable part SECT . II . ] Ends of Government .
... where we please ; which power , from the very constitution of civil society , cannot be enjoyed in the same degree by every indi- vidual . No large community can long subsist without a considerable part SECT . II . ] Ends of Government .
Page 29
... constitution of society , can be enjoyed by the bulk of a people . Indi- viduals , who are placed beyond the neces- sity of constant labour , will be more at large ; and those few who are amply pro- vided , and are under no restraint ...
... constitution of society , can be enjoyed by the bulk of a people . Indi- viduals , who are placed beyond the neces- sity of constant labour , will be more at large ; and those few who are amply pro- vided , and are under no restraint ...
Page 37
... Even merely to contemplate a constitution of so- ciety , which communicates this blessing to millions , must yield an exquisite satisfaction to every mind that is sensible to order and general SECT . II . ] Ends of Government . 37.
... Even merely to contemplate a constitution of so- ciety , which communicates this blessing to millions , must yield an exquisite satisfaction to every mind that is sensible to order and general SECT . II . ] Ends of Government . 37.
Page 43
... Fourthly , by a want of due respect to the constitution , whether religious or civil , under which we live . To treat the establishments of our country with insolence or scurrility , or even SECT . II . ] 43 Ends of Government .
... Fourthly , by a want of due respect to the constitution , whether religious or civil , under which we live . To treat the establishments of our country with insolence or scurrility , or even SECT . II . ] 43 Ends of Government .
Page 61
... state to which he is responsible , he is still under a regular con- trol from the laws and constitution of the country ; an advantage which may serve no less to secure his own virtue , than it is SECT . III . ] to Virtue and Happiness . 61.
... state to which he is responsible , he is still under a regular con- trol from the laws and constitution of the country ; an advantage which may serve no less to secure his own virtue , than it is SECT . III . ] to Virtue and Happiness . 61.
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