Discourses on Various SubjectsCharles Fox, 1835 - 299 páginas |
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... sure , partly because they are fitted to unfold a moral character where no credit has usually been given for it , and because , too , they present at once universal and disinterested manifestations of human feeling - let not these ...
... sure , partly because they are fitted to unfold a moral character where no credit has usually been given for it , and because , too , they present at once universal and disinterested manifestations of human feeling - let not these ...
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... sure as we read , that there was no one tone . He did not confine himself to any one class of subjects . He was not always speaking of death , nor of judg- ment , nor of eternity ; frequently and solemnly as he spoke of them . He was ...
... sure as we read , that there was no one tone . He did not confine himself to any one class of subjects . He was not always speaking of death , nor of judg- ment , nor of eternity ; frequently and solemnly as he spoke of them . He was ...
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... sure that many would answer freely and decidedly , " No , religion is not a thing that we love . We cannot say that we take that sort of interest in it . We do not profess to be religious , and -- honestly - we do not wish to be ...
... sure that many would answer freely and decidedly , " No , religion is not a thing that we love . We cannot say that we take that sort of interest in it . We do not profess to be religious , and -- honestly - we do not wish to be ...
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... sure and substantial . But a certain view of religion , a certain state of mind , is a thing of shadow - an abstraction vanishing into nothing . The worldly - wise man admits that it may be well enough for some people ; at any rate he ...
... sure and substantial . But a certain view of religion , a certain state of mind , is a thing of shadow - an abstraction vanishing into nothing . The worldly - wise man admits that it may be well enough for some people ; at any rate he ...
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... sure of our sympathy as that we are human beings . The observation I have made on this point cannot be useless to any one , if it teaches only this , that nothing forced or factitious will answer any good pur- pose in religion ; that if ...
... sure of our sympathy as that we are human beings . The observation I have made on this point cannot be useless to any one , if it teaches only this , that nothing forced or factitious will answer any good pur- pose in religion ; that if ...
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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