Essays Upon Several Moral SubjectsD. Brown, 1713 - 442 strán (strany) |
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... Defign , nor in compli- ance to Custom ( as Atheists , alledge ) suffer'd to creep into his Creed , that there was one greater than himself , who could rein his Affections , and bound their Affects , according to the Dictates of his ...
... Defign , nor in compli- ance to Custom ( as Atheists , alledge ) suffer'd to creep into his Creed , that there was one greater than himself , who could rein his Affections , and bound their Affects , according to the Dictates of his ...
Strana 27
... Defign . If we fhould parallel the Homi- lies , which thofe Renowned Fathers have left as Legacies to Pofterity , with thefe which our Age runs after , we would find , that the firft were pointed Leffons of Mortification ; which , like ...
... Defign . If we fhould parallel the Homi- lies , which thofe Renowned Fathers have left as Legacies to Pofterity , with thefe which our Age runs after , we would find , that the firft were pointed Leffons of Mortification ; which , like ...
Strana 31
... Defign ; it is remarkable , that albeit Infallibility be not by all conceded to any Militant Church , yet it is affumed by all : Neither is there any Church under the Sun , which would not fix the Name of Heretick , and account him ...
... Defign ; it is remarkable , that albeit Infallibility be not by all conceded to any Militant Church , yet it is affumed by all : Neither is there any Church under the Sun , which would not fix the Name of Heretick , and account him ...
Strana 34
... Defign to deceive others . For if God hath endued Man with every thing neceffary for working out the Work of his own Salvation with Fear and Trembling , he hath doubtless bestowed upon him an internal Touch- ftone , by whofe Teft he may ...
... Defign to deceive others . For if God hath endued Man with every thing neceffary for working out the Work of his own Salvation with Fear and Trembling , he hath doubtless bestowed upon him an internal Touch- ftone , by whofe Teft he may ...
Strana 40
... Meaning of any one Place in Question , or wreft it by what precedes or follows it . As to those others , in whom the Wine of God's Confolations ( by being winded in the ... Defign , to blafpheme and defame him 40 The Virtuofo , or Stoic .
... Meaning of any one Place in Question , or wreft it by what precedes or follows it . As to those others , in whom the Wine of God's Confolations ( by being winded in the ... Defign , to blafpheme and defame him 40 The Virtuofo , or Stoic .
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admire Affiftance againſt albeit alfo amongst Anfwer Avarice becauſe beft beftow believe caufe Celador cheat Chriftian Church conclude Confcience confefs confider Creatures deferves defign defire Difcourfe Divine doth eafy Eftate Efteem elfe elſe endeavour Enemies faid fame fatisfy fave fear fecure feeing feems feen felf felves ferve fhall fhew fhould fince firft fome Frugality ftand ftill fuch fuffer fure Glory greateſt Happineſs hath Heaven himſelf Honour Humour Inftance Intereft juft Juftice Lacedemon laft leaft lefs likewife Luft Luxury Mafter Meaſures ment moft moſt muft muſt Nature neceffary Neceffities nefs noble Number obferved Occafion oft-times Paffion Pains Perfons perfuade Philofophers pleafe pleaſant pleaſe Pleaſure prefent Publick Employment Puniſhment raiſe Reafon refolved Refpect Revenge Riches ſeeing Senfe Solitude Soul thefe themſelves ther thereby theſe thing thofe thoſe thought Thouſands underſtand uſe Vice vicious Virtue virtuous whereas wherein whereof whilft whofe worfe World
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