Elements of Moral Philosophy, Volume 1Duncan, 1826 - Christian ethics |
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... perfection , and do all they can to widen the par- tition between the virtuous and the vicious , by making the difference betwixt them as great as between gods and brutes . It is impossible to read a page in Plato , Tully , and a ...
... perfection , and do all they can to widen the par- tition between the virtuous and the vicious , by making the difference betwixt them as great as between gods and brutes . It is impossible to read a page in Plato , Tully , and a ...
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... perfection , far above the realities of the present scene , and that we have been destined by the Power which formed and which sustains all things , for nobler ends than any which terminate on this side of the grave . With such ...
... perfection , far above the realities of the present scene , and that we have been destined by the Power which formed and which sustains all things , for nobler ends than any which terminate on this side of the grave . With such ...
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... perfection is the Author of both ; and therefore , the precepts which he has written with his own finger on the heart , cannot be less binding or important than those which were written with his finger on tables of stone . They are de ...
... perfection is the Author of both ; and therefore , the precepts which he has written with his own finger on the heart , cannot be less binding or important than those which were written with his finger on tables of stone . They are de ...
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... perfection . Few are capable of abstruse speculation , or of receiving permanent impressions from the truths which it evolves ; but all are able to understand what should be inferred respecting the great Artificer from the exquisite ...
... perfection . Few are capable of abstruse speculation , or of receiving permanent impressions from the truths which it evolves ; but all are able to understand what should be inferred respecting the great Artificer from the exquisite ...
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... perfection of God . For , in the works of man , no less than in the works of God , we discover only effects . We see the hands and the instruments of the artist , indeed , and we see the wonderful result which the application of these ...
... perfection of God . For , in the works of man , no less than in the works of God , we discover only effects . We see the hands and the instruments of the artist , indeed , and we see the wonderful result which the application of these ...
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Page 483 - Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Page 198 - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that JESUS CHRIST came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Page 333 - For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; the God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Page 112 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me, Even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from theet But the night shineth as the day. The darkness and the...
Page 342 - What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet...
Page 298 - Only the Lord had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and He chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
Page 301 - What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: and that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory...
Page 468 - And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Page 124 - God forbid that I should justify you : till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Page 110 - Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.