Christian PoliticsLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 - 445 pages |
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Page viii
... this volume , while he seeks the kingdom of God , to pay a due regard to the ordinances of men ; and while he prepares himself for the society of angels and of the spirits of the just , to be studious of the peace and welfare [ viii ]
... this volume , while he seeks the kingdom of God , to pay a due regard to the ordinances of men ; and while he prepares himself for the society of angels and of the spirits of the just , to be studious of the peace and welfare [ viii ]
Page xii
... spirits , who know how to prefer the whole to a part , and to steer a middle course both in church and state , that , next to the patron- age of heaven , he looks for support and countenance ; and it is by their judgment that he is ...
... spirits , who know how to prefer the whole to a part , and to steer a middle course both in church and state , that , next to the patron- age of heaven , he looks for support and countenance ; and it is by their judgment that he is ...
Page 11
... spirit of emulation . To become the first in a school , or in a class , will generally prove a more powerful stimulus to application than all the beauties of Homer and Virgil . This ambition of pre - eminence , this love of er celling ...
... spirit of emulation . To become the first in a school , or in a class , will generally prove a more powerful stimulus to application than all the beauties of Homer and Virgil . This ambition of pre - eminence , this love of er celling ...
Page 13
... spirit of pride and domination confined to social or political life ; it invades the retreats of the learned , and kindles intellectual war among grammarians and critics , historians and poets , philosophers and metaphysicians ; nay ...
... spirit of pride and domination confined to social or political life ; it invades the retreats of the learned , and kindles intellectual war among grammarians and critics , historians and poets , philosophers and metaphysicians ; nay ...
Page 14
... spirit of consequence will display itself . Let two travellers who never met before , and may never meet again , pass only a few hours together at the same inn , or in the same stage - coach , and there will probably be some exhibition ...
... spirit of consequence will display itself . Let two travellers who never met before , and may never meet again , pass only a few hours together at the same inn , or in the same stage - coach , and there will probably be some exhibition ...
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