Christian PoliticsLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 - 445 pages |
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Page v
... objects of far more importance , and from which all others must derive their value . Whoever shall look back on the extraor- dinary state of human affairs , a few years ago , when the whole frame of society seem- ed almost in danger of ...
... objects of far more importance , and from which all others must derive their value . Whoever shall look back on the extraor- dinary state of human affairs , a few years ago , when the whole frame of society seem- ed almost in danger of ...
Page vii
... object ; to explain its connection with civil polity , and of both with religion ; again , to state the reasons there are for con- tentment under any moderate government , and to enforce a due regard and submission to the actual ...
... object ; to explain its connection with civil polity , and of both with religion ; again , to state the reasons there are for con- tentment under any moderate government , and to enforce a due regard and submission to the actual ...
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... objects is further augmented . This magic faculty will lend a charm to the merest trifles ; and to a child of six years old , convert a hobbyhorse or a puppet- show into objects as delightful , as the pride of equipage or the ...
... objects is further augmented . This magic faculty will lend a charm to the merest trifles ; and to a child of six years old , convert a hobbyhorse or a puppet- show into objects as delightful , as the pride of equipage or the ...
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... in some system , however small and inconsiderable ; and if he cannot attain his object by fair and gentle means , is not ready to contend for it ? [ PART I. Hence it is that no political society SECT . 1. ] General Sketch of Man . 11.
... in some system , however small and inconsiderable ; and if he cannot attain his object by fair and gentle means , is not ready to contend for it ? [ PART I. Hence it is that no political society SECT . 1. ] General Sketch of Man . 11.
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... object of human ambition . And it may justly be questioned , whether many examples can be produced of a lasting friendly union between two private indi- viduals , without a tacit demand of supe- riority on the one part , and a generous ...
... object of human ambition . And it may justly be questioned , whether many examples can be produced of a lasting friendly union between two private indi- viduals , without a tacit demand of supe- riority on the one part , and a generous ...
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