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... regard to Politics In regard to Legislation . In regard to Education Morals and Religion Professions , pursuits , hours of labour , and amusements The practice of Religion . What should Education embrace ? What should Religious ...
... regard to Politics In regard to Legislation . In regard to Education Morals and Religion Professions , pursuits , hours of labour , and amusements The practice of Religion . What should Education embrace ? What should Religious ...
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... regard the consequences of acting in the latter way as not only inevitable , but as pre - ordained by the Divine Mind for a purpose . That purpose appears to be to deter intelligent beings from infringing the laws instituted by God for ...
... regard the consequences of acting in the latter way as not only inevitable , but as pre - ordained by the Divine Mind for a purpose . That purpose appears to be to deter intelligent beings from infringing the laws instituted by God for ...
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... regard human punishment as arbitrary , and capable of abeyance or alteration , it views in the same light the inflictions asserted to take place under the natural moral law , and does not perceive Divine pre - ordainment and purpose in ...
... regard human punishment as arbitrary , and capable of abeyance or alteration , it views in the same light the inflictions asserted to take place under the natural moral law , and does not perceive Divine pre - ordainment and purpose in ...
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... regard to it . Bishop Butler , in the Preface to his Sermons , says : — " It is from considering the relations which the several appetites and passions in the inward frame have to each other , and , above all , the supremacy of ...
... regard to it . Bishop Butler , in the Preface to his Sermons , says : — " It is from considering the relations which the several appetites and passions in the inward frame have to each other , and , above all , the supremacy of ...
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... regard to man . A second organic law is that the organised being , the moment it is ushered into life , and so long as it continues to live , must be supplied with food , light , air , and every other physical element which Nature has ...
... regard to man . A second organic law is that the organised being , the moment it is ushered into life , and so long as it continues to live , must be supplied with food , light , air , and every other physical element which Nature has ...
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according action activity adapted animal faculties animal propensities appears arranged ascer benevolence bestowed body brain Cassell's causes cloth condition conduct consequences constitution creation Creator death desire discover disease Divine duty effects enjoy enjoyment evil exercise existence external objects feelings GEORGE COMBE gilt gratification happiness harmony higher sentiments ignorance Illustrated improvement individual inflict infringement instance institutions intellectual faculties intellectual laws intelligent intuitive knowledge JULIAN HAWTHORNE knowledge labour laws of nature live lower animals mankind marriage ment mind misery moral and intellectual moral law moral sentiments nations natural laws natural philosophy neglect obedience obey observation offender offspring operation organic laws organised pain parents perceive persons philosophy Phrenology physical laws pleasure possess practical present principle propen punishment qualities race regard relations religion render ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON selfish ship society suffering supremacy T. P. O'CONNOR tion transmitted vessels of wrath views vigour Vols W. W. GREENER
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Page 15 - ... also rewards and punishes actions. If, for example, the pain which we feel, upon doing what tends to the destruction of our bodies, suppose upon too near approaches to fire, or upon wounding ourselves, be appointed by the Author of nature to prevent our doing what thus tends to our destruction, this is altogether as much an instance of his punishing our actions, and consequently of our being under his government, as declaring by a voice from heaven that if we acted so, he would inflict such pain...
Page 15 - Nature's acting upon us every moment which we feel it, or to his having at once contrived and executed his own part in the plan of the world, makes no alteration as to the matter before us.
Page 104 - They say nay in a word, but they do so in deed ; for to the one they will gladly give a stipend of two hundred crowns by the year, and loth to offer to the other two hundred shillings. God that sitteth in heaven laugheth their choice to scorn, and rewardeth their liberality as it should. For he suffereth...
Page 212 - Never, perhaps, was witnessed a finer scene than on the deck of my little ship, when all hope of life had left us. Noble as the character of the British sailor is always allowed to be in cases of danger, yet I did not believe it to be possible that amongst forty-one persons not one repining word should have been uttered.