Christian PoliticsLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 - 445 pages |
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Page ix
... truth will admit . And if there be any reflections in the ensuing work which may seem to cast a shade over the present state of our public affairs , either civil or religious , and to raise ominous con- jecture respecting our future ...
... truth will admit . And if there be any reflections in the ensuing work which may seem to cast a shade over the present state of our public affairs , either civil or religious , and to raise ominous con- jecture respecting our future ...
Page 44
... truth ; to have sought it , though without a super- stitious attachment , yet not without a becoming deference to ancient opinions ; and , secondly , in respect to government , rulers would have learned to act for the people , 44 [ PART ...
... truth ; to have sought it , though without a super- stitious attachment , yet not without a becoming deference to ancient opinions ; and , secondly , in respect to government , rulers would have learned to act for the people , 44 [ PART ...
Page 45
... truth and error , ty- ranny and licence , in spite of all the efforts of patriots and philosophers . Fifthly , by incivility . It has been often justly observed , that the miseries of the present life arise not so much from great ...
... truth and error , ty- ranny and licence , in spite of all the efforts of patriots and philosophers . Fifthly , by incivility . It has been often justly observed , that the miseries of the present life arise not so much from great ...
Page 58
... truth to the most plausible theories ; and secondly , before he goes in quest of new opinions , let him carefully examine the old , and remember to propose his speculations ' with a due regard to the authority of others ; since ...
... truth to the most plausible theories ; and secondly , before he goes in quest of new opinions , let him carefully examine the old , and remember to propose his speculations ' with a due regard to the authority of others ; since ...
Page 70
... truth of things , or to their intrinsic worth and excellence ; it will appear that the bulk of mankind are without the im- * The above remark was perhaps never more strikingly exemplified than in the late M. de Voltaire , whose ver ...
... truth of things , or to their intrinsic worth and excellence ; it will appear that the bulk of mankind are without the im- * The above remark was perhaps never more strikingly exemplified than in the late M. de Voltaire , whose ver ...
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