Sketches of the History of Man: In Four Volumes, Volume 4United Company of Booksellers, 1775 |
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Halaman 22
... Providence : it dictates in particular , that temperance , prudence , modefty , and uniformity of conduct , are felf duties . Thefe duties contribute to private happiness , by preferving health , peace of mind , and self - esteem ...
... Providence : it dictates in particular , that temperance , prudence , modefty , and uniformity of conduct , are felf duties . Thefe duties contribute to private happiness , by preferving health , peace of mind , and self - esteem ...
Halaman 40
... Providence . We meet with fo many tempta- tions against duty , that it is not always an easy task to perfevere in the right path : would we perfevere , were duty difagreeable ? And were acts of pure benevolence difagreeable , they would ...
... Providence . We meet with fo many tempta- tions against duty , that it is not always an easy task to perfevere in the right path : would we perfevere , were duty difagreeable ? And were acts of pure benevolence difagreeable , they would ...
Halaman 41
... Providence , even for the general good , that , avoiding complex and obfcure objects , we are directed by the moral fenfe to perform certain plain and fimple acts , which are obvious to us by intuitive perception . . At In the next ...
... Providence , even for the general good , that , avoiding complex and obfcure objects , we are directed by the moral fenfe to perform certain plain and fimple acts , which are obvious to us by intuitive perception . . At In the next ...
Halaman 43
... , as intitling us to good - will from others . It is the intereft , no doubt , of every man , to fuit his behaviour to the dignity of his ¡ nature , nature , and to the ftation allotted him by Providence Sk . II . i . 7 . 43 MORALITY .
... , as intitling us to good - will from others . It is the intereft , no doubt , of every man , to fuit his behaviour to the dignity of his ¡ nature , nature , and to the ftation allotted him by Providence Sk . II . i . 7 . 43 MORALITY .
Halaman 44
... Providence ; for fuch rational conduct contributes to happiness , by preferving health , procuring plenty , gaining the efteem of others , and , which of all is the greateft bleffing , by gaining a juftly - founded felf - esteem . But ...
... Providence ; for fuch rational conduct contributes to happiness , by preferving health , procuring plenty , gaining the efteem of others , and , which of all is the greateft bleffing , by gaining a juftly - founded felf - esteem . But ...
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Halaman 25 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Halaman 188 - Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Halaman 200 - And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Halaman 200 - For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.
Halaman 199 - And when Abraham saw that the man blessed not God, he said unto him, 'wherefore dost thou not worship the most high God, Creator of heaven and earth?
Halaman 179 - Redeem then your souls from destruction while you have the means in your power ; offer presents and tithes to churchmen ; come more frequently to church; humbly implore the patronage of the saints ; for, if you observe these things, you may come with security in the day of retribution to the tribunal of the eternal judge, and say, ' Give to us, O Lord, for we have given unto thee.
Halaman 94 - There is still more skill required to make a man : by whom then was he -made ? He proceeded from his parents, and they from their parents. But some must have been the first parents.
Halaman 78 - ... sheepfolds, their pastures, their woods, and their corn-fields : that the other counties of England were in no better condition than Somersetshire, and many of them were even in a worse : that there were at least three or four hundred able-bodied vagabonds in every county who lived by theft and rapine, and who sometimes met in troops to the number of sixty, and committed spoil on the inhabitants...
Halaman 200 - Let us, therefore, follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
Halaman 188 - I have chofen ? to loofe the bands of wickednefs, to " undo the heavy burdens, and to let the opprefled go '• free, and that. ye break every yoke? Is it not to " deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring " the poor that are caft out, to thy houfe? when thou *' feeft the naked, that thou cover him, and that thou " hide not thyfelf from thine own flefh («)?" The moft extraordinary penance of all, is celibacy, confidered as a religious duty.