An Ethical Essay: Or, an Attempt to Enumerate the Several Duties which We Owe to God, Our Saviour, Our Neighbour and Ourselves, and the Virtues and Graces of the Christian Life; Contrasted on the Opposite Pages with Their Opposite Vices and Ill Dispositions. To Each of which are Subjoined Some Loose Notes, Imperfect Hints, and Common Observations, Serving to Illustrate, Limit, Or Enforce Them. Intended to Assist in the Important Duty of Self-examinationFoote, & Brown, prs., 1830 - 183 sider |
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Side iii
... appears from the Introductory Notice of the Author , in the Eighty - Sixth year of his age . It was continued , at intervals , until the very close of his life . A great part was written after he had ... appear a striking illustration gation.
... appears from the Introductory Notice of the Author , in the Eighty - Sixth year of his age . It was continued , at intervals , until the very close of his life . A great part was written after he had ... appear a striking illustration gation.
Side iv
... appear a striking illustration of the fact , that the desire of doing good , which was a ruling prin- ciple with him ... appears to have been left in a very unfinished and imperfect state , and the few remarks which the Author had ...
... appear a striking illustration of the fact , that the desire of doing good , which was a ruling prin- ciple with him ... appears to have been left in a very unfinished and imperfect state , and the few remarks which the Author had ...
Side xxiii
... appears from the hand - writing , were among the last he ever wrote . " A Recollection of some of the Preservations , which , by the Interposition of God's good Providence , I have experienced in the course of my long Life , and for ...
... appears from the hand - writing , were among the last he ever wrote . " A Recollection of some of the Preservations , which , by the Interposition of God's good Providence , I have experienced in the course of my long Life , and for ...
Side xxvi
... appears but an imperfect fancy - piece . " When young he considered that he might one day be old , and in age , remembered that he once was young . " He had to bear no earthly retribution He was free from those moral infirmities comfort ...
... appears but an imperfect fancy - piece . " When young he considered that he might one day be old , and in age , remembered that he once was young . " He had to bear no earthly retribution He was free from those moral infirmities comfort ...
Side xxvii
... appear to those who knew him well , inadequate and unworthy . I may then be permitted to add , in conclusion , that his virtues possessed the uncommon ex- cellence of being confirmed by habit . " This alone can give to human character ...
... appear to those who knew him well , inadequate and unworthy . I may then be permitted to add , in conclusion , that his virtues possessed the uncommon ex- cellence of being confirmed by habit . " This alone can give to human character ...
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acknowledged Character Action Affections Appetites Approbation Attention avoid become Begga Behaviour believe Benevolence best laid Plans Blessing bour Bull-baiting Capacity certainly Character Charity Christian Temper Conduct consider Course Creatures criminal Degree Deists Deity Divine Doctrine Duty EDWARD AUGUSTUS HOLYOKE effectually End of Faith endeavour enjoy especially eternal Evil Exertions Faith Father Fault Favour frequently give Gospel Government Gratitude greatest Habits Happiness Heart Heaven highest holy holy Spirit Honour hope human ILL DISPOSITIONS Importance INATTENTION Indulgence infinite injurious Jesus Christ lence lest ligion live Love Mankind Meekness Mercy MISANTHROPY moral Natural Religion Neglect Neigh Neighbour never Obedience Object Obligation odious Opposition ourselves Passions perfect perfect Code Persons possessed Power Prayer Precepts promote proper Providence Pursuit Reason Rectitude Regard Repentance Revelation Saviour Scriptures Self-love Society spect suffer temned Things Thoughts tion tism Trinitarians Truth unhappy VICES AND ILL vicious Virtue virtuous whole Words World Zeal
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Side 73 - And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
Side ii - Clerk's Office. BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the thirtieth day of June, AD 1826, and in the fiftieth year of the independence of the United States of America, JP DABNEY, of the said District, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the ' right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : — A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for social and private worship.
Side 149 - If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
Side 43 - How, and in what particular way it had this efficacy, there are not wanting persons who have endeavoured to explain ; but I do not find that the Scripture has explained it.
Side 19 - And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul...
Side 173 - Thus, we repeat, He admonishes men to return to God ; to reestablish their original likeness to him ; and He, who is " the brightness of his Father's glory, and the express image of his person...
Side 161 - When he was reviled, he reviled not again. When he suffered he threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously.
Side 103 - He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Side 17 - And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul...
Side 87 - A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.