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... give his readers the common law in one book , and the ftatute law in another . " When the obligations of morality are taught , " fays a pious and celebrated writer , " let the fanctions of Christianity never be forgotten : by which it ...
... give his readers the common law in one book , and the ftatute law in another . " When the obligations of morality are taught , " fays a pious and celebrated writer , " let the fanctions of Christianity never be forgotten : by which it ...
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... give a body and fubftance to the chapter in which it is treated of , as well as coherence and perfpicuity : on the other hand , I have seldom , I hope , exercised the patience of the reader by the length and pro- lixity of my effays ...
... give a body and fubftance to the chapter in which it is treated of , as well as coherence and perfpicuity : on the other hand , I have seldom , I hope , exercised the patience of the reader by the length and pro- lixity of my effays ...
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... political contentions , the vote he fhall give , the counfels he fhall approve , the fupport he fhall af- ford , or the oppofition he fhall make , to any iystem of public measures - is as much a question of perfonal duty PREFACE . xiii.
... political contentions , the vote he fhall give , the counfels he fhall approve , the fupport he fhall af- ford , or the oppofition he fhall make , to any iystem of public measures - is as much a question of perfonal duty PREFACE . xiii.
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... . In fickness and in health I have found in it that which can alone alleviate the one , or give enjoyment to the other - occupation and engagement . CONTENTS . СНАР . BOOK L PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS . Ì xvi PREFACE .
... . In fickness and in health I have found in it that which can alone alleviate the one , or give enjoyment to the other - occupation and engagement . CONTENTS . СНАР . BOOK L PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS . Ì xvi PREFACE .
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... give , any reafon for our appro- bation ; that this approbation is uniform and univer- fal ; the fame forts of conduct being approved or disapproved in all ages and countries of the world— circumstances , fay they , which ftrongly ...
... give , any reafon for our appro- bation ; that this approbation is uniform and univer- fal ; the fame forts of conduct being approved or disapproved in all ages and countries of the world— circumstances , fay they , which ftrongly ...
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Page 326 - ... he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath- but also for conscience
Page 326 - For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Page 173 - Therefore, when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Page 267 - And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint...
Page 296 - I say unto you, Swear not at all : neither by heaven ; for it is God's throne : nor by the earth ; for it is his footstool...
Page 54 - His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed : thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
Page 187 - Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded ? 8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
Page 266 - Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
Page 326 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the LORD'S sake; whether it be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him, for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well, For so is the will of GOD, that with welldoing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness ; but as the servants of GOD.
Page 144 - And the oath of allegiance, as administered for upwards of six hundred years, contained a promise " to be true and faithful to the king and his heirs, and truth and faith to bear of life and limb and terrene honour, and not to know or hear of any ill or damage intended him, without defending him therefrom.