Elements of Moral Philosophy and of Christian Ethics, Volume 2J. Duncan, 1826 - Christian ethics |
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... enjoying nothing more than the light of nature . For though his obligations are in proportion to his capacity , to the means given him for knowing the will of God , and the aids he possesses in its performance ; and , consequently , are ...
... enjoying nothing more than the light of nature . For though his obligations are in proportion to his capacity , to the means given him for knowing the will of God , and the aids he possesses in its performance ; and , consequently , are ...
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... enjoy its protection . Every such government is , and necessarily must be , both from the constitution of man , and from the course and order which God has esta- blished , of a moral nature ; that is , its avowed and fundamental ...
... enjoy its protection . Every such government is , and necessarily must be , both from the constitution of man , and from the course and order which God has esta- blished , of a moral nature ; that is , its avowed and fundamental ...
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... enjoying far greater happiness than falls to his lot in the present life . There is , besides , nothing in death that warrants the presumption that it is the entire destruction of our being . The organs through which the soul in this ...
... enjoying far greater happiness than falls to his lot in the present life . There is , besides , nothing in death that warrants the presumption that it is the entire destruction of our being . The organs through which the soul in this ...
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... enjoy rest before he is at his journey's end . A reflection on the wisdom of God would lead us to the same conclusion respecting a future state to which we arrived by the consideration of his justice . We should find it utterly ...
... enjoy rest before he is at his journey's end . A reflection on the wisdom of God would lead us to the same conclusion respecting a future state to which we arrived by the consideration of his justice . We should find it utterly ...
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... and rectitude , who is the supreme Ruler of his accountable creatures , as well as their Creator , would make their happiness , in whatever way they might choose to enjoy it , the object of his care 38 The Principle of Expediency.
... and rectitude , who is the supreme Ruler of his accountable creatures , as well as their Creator , would make their happiness , in whatever way they might choose to enjoy it , the object of his care 38 The Principle of Expediency.
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Page 268 - For it was not an enemy that reproached me ; Then I could have borne it : Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me ; Then I would have hid myself from him : But it was thou, a man mine equal, My guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, And walked unto the house of God in company.
Page 66 - The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Page 147 - For if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sin, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
Page 308 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 311 - Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment : But I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment...
Page 468 - The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause ? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning, made them male and female...
Page 247 - And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely, this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Page 245 - Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Page 417 - Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
Page 170 - This is that which the Lord hath said: 'Tomorrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord.' Bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over, lay up for you to be kept until the morning.