Materials for Thinking, Volume 1E. Wilson, 1820 |
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... never imputes it to a bad motive , but at most to a false conception of things . A liberal man will advise , but he will never dictate , because he desires that every man should be allowed the free exercise of his judg- ment in things ...
... never imputes it to a bad motive , but at most to a false conception of things . A liberal man will advise , but he will never dictate , because he desires that every man should be allowed the free exercise of his judg- ment in things ...
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... never be sufficiently felt and understood , till never suffic ? they are contrasted with those of an opposite acknowleged quality , for such is the constitution both of the natural and moral world , that virtue and beauty derive all ...
... never be sufficiently felt and understood , till never suffic ? they are contrasted with those of an opposite acknowleged quality , for such is the constitution both of the natural and moral world , that virtue and beauty derive all ...
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... never suffers his judgment to be directed by narrow or private motives , but shews an equal tendenerness for the ... never be a party man , nor will he ever believe or reject any opinions from private , interested , or personal ...
... never suffers his judgment to be directed by narrow or private motives , but shews an equal tendenerness for the ... never be a party man , nor will he ever believe or reject any opinions from private , interested , or personal ...
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... never offended nor injured him ; and yet he will do all this without think- ing he acts unjustly or inconsistently ; he has been taught to do both , and he never thinks he can be doing wrong ; so difficult a thing is self - knowledge ...
... never offended nor injured him ; and yet he will do all this without think- ing he acts unjustly or inconsistently ; he has been taught to do both , and he never thinks he can be doing wrong ; so difficult a thing is self - knowledge ...
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... never did an ill - natured thing to any one . Such a man is generous , tho ' he is unjust , he is often tender - hearted to the dis- tressed , tho ' he never hesitates to give pain to his nearest relations , by his vices and his follies ...
... never did an ill - natured thing to any one . Such a man is generous , tho ' he is unjust , he is often tender - hearted to the dis- tressed , tho ' he never hesitates to give pain to his nearest relations , by his vices and his follies ...
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Page 347 - And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years...
Page 359 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace ; then shall the Lord be my God : and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house : and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Page 110 - And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard ; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger : I am the Lord your God.
Page 397 - My Godfathers and Godmothers, in my Baptism, wherein I was made a member of Christ, a child of God, and an inheritor of the kingdom of heaven.
Page 167 - For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us : for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you ; neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day that we might not be chargeable to any of you ; not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
Page 352 - When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
Page 168 - For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort, by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Page 165 - Take no thought for your life, take no thought what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, or wherewithal ye shall be clothed...
Page 398 - To love, honour, and succour my father and mother: To honour and obey the King, and all that are put in authority under him: To submit myself to all my governors, teachers, spiritual pastors, and masters: To order myself lowly and reverently to all my betters...
Page 167 - If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?