Discourses on Various SubjectsCharles Fox, 1835 - 299 páginas |
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... felt anything of a generous and self - devot- ing piety , who never bowed down in that holy and blessed worship , can see in prayer nothing but the offering of selfish fear , -in piety nothing but a slavish superstition . In the next ...
... felt anything of a generous and self - devot- ing piety , who never bowed down in that holy and blessed worship , can see in prayer nothing but the offering of selfish fear , -in piety nothing but a slavish superstition . In the next ...
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... felt no relenting . But I must not leave this subject to be regarded as if it were only a matter for abstract or curious specu- lation . It goes beyond reasoning ; it goes to the con- science , and demands penitence and humiliation ...
... felt no relenting . But I must not leave this subject to be regarded as if it were only a matter for abstract or curious specu- lation . It goes beyond reasoning ; it goes to the con- science , and demands penitence and humiliation ...
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... felt . To the very young , or to the unreflecting , religion can be scarcely anything more , perhaps , than direction . says , " do this , and do that ; and refrain from this gratification , and beware of that danger . " It is chiefly a ...
... felt . To the very young , or to the unreflecting , religion can be scarcely anything more , perhaps , than direction . says , " do this , and do that ; and refrain from this gratification , and beware of that danger . " It is chiefly a ...
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... felt for himself ; who has not propped up his hopes on other men's opinions ; who has been willing to com- mune with the spirit of religion and of God alone ; and who brings forth to you the fruits of his expe- rience , fresh and ...
... felt for himself ; who has not propped up his hopes on other men's opinions ; who has been willing to com- mune with the spirit of religion and of God alone ; and who brings forth to you the fruits of his expe- rience , fresh and ...
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... felt . But the truth , amidst all these discriminations , I hold to be this ; that the uni- versal and constitutional perceptions of moral loveli- ness which mankind entertain , are radically just . And therefore the only right doctrine ...
... felt . But the truth , amidst all these discriminations , I hold to be this ; that the uni- versal and constitutional perceptions of moral loveli- ness which mankind entertain , are radically just . And therefore the only right doctrine ...
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admiration affections amidst appeal art thou awaken awful beauty believe blessed breath brethren cern character children of men Christian cold conscience creature dark death DISCOURSE divine divine grace doubt duty dwell earth earthly eternity evil faith fear feeling forms friends future glorious glory God's gospel habit happiness heaven holy holy record honour hope human heart human nature immortal indifference indulgence infinite interests irreligion Jesus language light ligion live look meditation ment mercy mind misery moral moral universe ness never noble objects pass passions perhaps piety pity pleasure prayer principle racter rational reason religion religious sensibility repeat retribution scene selfish sense sensual sinful sinner sleep solemn sorrow soul speak spirit strong sublime suffer sure teaching thee things thou thou art mind thought timate tion toil true truth virtue voice whole wisdom words worldly wrong