Materials for Thinking, Volumen1E. Wilson, 1820 |
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... improvement of others ; but the fact is , that all men can do something if they desire it , some in one way and some in an- other . To me it has become , after much re- flection on the miseries of mankind , a fixed and settled ...
... improvement of others ; but the fact is , that all men can do something if they desire it , some in one way and some in an- other . To me it has become , after much re- flection on the miseries of mankind , a fixed and settled ...
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... improvement of our nature . The love of liberty and the love of power are so nearly allied , that in some minds it is almost impossible to separate them , hence it is commonly said that a republican is always a tyrant ; but a man of ...
... improvement of our nature . The love of liberty and the love of power are so nearly allied , that in some minds it is almost impossible to separate them , hence it is commonly said that a republican is always a tyrant ; but a man of ...
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... hap- piness of man ; yet this change was scarcely per- ceived at the time , and can only be discovered by marking its effects at certain distances . The pro- The good gress of human improvement is like the hour- Juman Inconsistencies.
... hap- piness of man ; yet this change was scarcely per- ceived at the time , and can only be discovered by marking its effects at certain distances . The pro- The good gress of human improvement is like the hour- Juman Inconsistencies.
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William Burdon. The good gress of human improvement is like the hour- hand of a clock ; we do not perceive it mové , tho ' we perceive that it has moved , and yet like the clock its progress is limited ; there is a point beyond which it ...
William Burdon. The good gress of human improvement is like the hour- hand of a clock ; we do not perceive it mové , tho ' we perceive that it has moved , and yet like the clock its progress is limited ; there is a point beyond which it ...
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... improved , Human The inconsistencies of human opinions and Inuensistencies conduct are of two sorts , those which are pub- 02 Kind " private & lic , and those which mark the characters of public individuals in private . The former of ...
... improved , Human The inconsistencies of human opinions and Inuensistencies conduct are of two sorts , those which are pub- 02 Kind " private & lic , and those which mark the characters of public individuals in private . The former of ...
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Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 167 - If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?