The Philosophy of the Moral FeelingsJ. & J. Harper, 1833 - 422 sider |
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... ourselves to their direction with sincere desire to discover the truth . These are the light of con- science , and the light of divine revelation . In making this statement , I am aware that I tread on delicate ground , —and that some ...
... ourselves to their direction with sincere desire to discover the truth . These are the light of con- science , and the light of divine revelation . In making this statement , I am aware that I tread on delicate ground , —and that some ...
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... ourselves to the guidance of the light which is within , aided as it is by that light from heaven which shines upon the path of the humble inquirer . Cul- tivated on these principles , the science is fitted to engage the most powerful ...
... ourselves to the guidance of the light which is within , aided as it is by that light from heaven which shines upon the path of the humble inquirer . Cul- tivated on these principles , the science is fitted to engage the most powerful ...
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... ourselves , the Affections lead us to our relations to other men , and to a certain line of con- duct which arises out of these relations . They are to be viewed as original principles of our nature , planted in us for wise purposes ...
... ourselves , the Affections lead us to our relations to other men , and to a certain line of con- duct which arises out of these relations . They are to be viewed as original principles of our nature , planted in us for wise purposes ...
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... ourselves , which leads us to a particular conduct towards other men , without reference to any principle except the intuitive impulse of the emotion itself . The affec- tions have been divided into the Benevolent and Malevolent ; but ...
... ourselves , which leads us to a particular conduct towards other men , without reference to any principle except the intuitive impulse of the emotion itself . The affec- tions have been divided into the Benevolent and Malevolent ; but ...
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... ourselves , than justice warrants . When viewed in this manner , we may often perceive , that conduct which gave rise to emotions of displea- sure , as injurious to us , was fully warranted by some conduct on our own part , or was ...
... ourselves , than justice warrants . When viewed in this manner , we may often perceive , that conduct which gave rise to emotions of displea- sure , as injurious to us , was fully warranted by some conduct on our own part , or was ...
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Side 96 - Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away....
Side 130 - For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves ; which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another ;) in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my Gospel.
Side 176 - Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Side 3 - THE LIFE OF MOHAMMED, Founder of the Religion of Islam, and of the Empire of the Saracens.
Side 174 - ... a peace which passeth all understanding;" " a wisdom pure and peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and of good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Side 118 - B., without degrading me. I think you know Moore. Pray assure him that I have not the smallest influence over Lord Byron, in this particular, and if I had, I certainly should employ it to eradicate from his great mind the delusions of Christianity, which, in spite of his reason, seem perpetually to recur, and to lay in ambush for the hours of sickness and distress.
Side 4 - No person's education can be considered complete without a certain degree of attention to the most recent improvements and discoveries in every branch of science. In none have greater advances been made, in the present century, than in geography and the knowledge of the earth which we inhabit...