Christian PoliticsLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 - 445 pages |
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Page 119
... faith and resignation . Nor am I able to imagine wherein the superior happiness of a savage can consist , unless we choose to place it in his pride of independence . He has no master to serve , or patron to please ; he can lie down and ...
... faith and resignation . Nor am I able to imagine wherein the superior happiness of a savage can consist , unless we choose to place it in his pride of independence . He has no master to serve , or patron to please ; he can lie down and ...
Page 140
... faith produce not always their full effect , they always produce some effect , they give some impulse to the mind ; and , when rightly formed and se- conded by action , always generate right affections and habits , and tend to produce a ...
... faith produce not always their full effect , they always produce some effect , they give some impulse to the mind ; and , when rightly formed and se- conded by action , always generate right affections and habits , and tend to produce a ...
Page 153
... into a commu- nion which offers them large establishments ; and when they are become catholic , they will not fail to compel the faith of their subjects , even by the most violent methods , should SECT . II . ] 153 an Establishment .
... into a commu- nion which offers them large establishments ; and when they are become catholic , they will not fail to compel the faith of their subjects , even by the most violent methods , should SECT . II . ] 153 an Establishment .
Page 155
... faith or worship , and unite them in the bonds of truth and peace ! II . Having thus briefly pointed out the nature and limits of toleration , we proceed to consider it in the relation it bears to the progress , and next , to the ...
... faith or worship , and unite them in the bonds of truth and peace ! II . Having thus briefly pointed out the nature and limits of toleration , we proceed to consider it in the relation it bears to the progress , and next , to the ...
Page 158
... letter on toleration he says , " God alone can open the ear that it may hear , and open the heart that it may understand ; " and a little after- • wards he observes , " Faith is the gift 158 [ PART II . Toleration without.
... letter on toleration he says , " God alone can open the ear that it may hear , and open the heart that it may understand ; " and a little after- • wards he observes , " Faith is the gift 158 [ PART II . Toleration without.
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