Christian PoliticsLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 - 445 pages |
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Page vii
... is the design of the present work ; which , if mo- derately executed , can hardly fail to yield some profit both to the political and the christian reader . Should we suppose some statesman ( as we may suppose [ vii ]
... is the design of the present work ; which , if mo- derately executed , can hardly fail to yield some profit both to the political and the christian reader . Should we suppose some statesman ( as we may suppose [ vii ]
Page ix
... present state of our public affairs , either civil or religious , and to raise ominous con- jecture respecting our future destiny , this , it is hoped , will neither be made an ob- jection to the work itself , nor to the design with ...
... present state of our public affairs , either civil or religious , and to raise ominous con- jecture respecting our future destiny , this , it is hoped , will neither be made an ob- jection to the work itself , nor to the design with ...
Page xiv
... ories ; and to regulate his Expectations by what is obvious and practicable in the present State of human Nature , and the existing Circumstances of public Affairs 263 Sect . II . - To distinguish real political Evils [ xiv ] Page.
... ories ; and to regulate his Expectations by what is obvious and practicable in the present State of human Nature , and the existing Circumstances of public Affairs 263 Sect . II . - To distinguish real political Evils [ xiv ] Page.
Page xv
... present Station ....... 336 PART IV . ON THE WAY TO LIVE HAPPILY UNDER ALL GO- VERNMENTS , AND IN ALL SITUATIONS . Sect . I. - The Foundation of the Happiness here proposed , must be laid in Peace of Conscience , and in holy and well ...
... present Station ....... 336 PART IV . ON THE WAY TO LIVE HAPPILY UNDER ALL GO- VERNMENTS , AND IN ALL SITUATIONS . Sect . I. - The Foundation of the Happiness here proposed , must be laid in Peace of Conscience , and in holy and well ...
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... present actual state of human nature . A few general strictures on man may therefore not unfitly introduce the follow- ing discourse . 1. Man , at his entrance into the world , is little superior to a mere animal . His pains and his ...
... present actual state of human nature . A few general strictures on man may therefore not unfitly introduce the follow- ing discourse . 1. Man , at his entrance into the world , is little superior to a mere animal . His pains and his ...
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