Essays Upon Several Moral SubjectsD. Brown, 1713 - 442 strán (strany) |
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Sir George Mackenzie. SOME ACCOUNT OF Sir George Mackenzie . Suppofe there is the fame Curiofi- ty in Readers , as there always hath been , to know as much as they can of the Perfon whofe Works they peruse ; especially if it appears , by ...
Sir George Mackenzie. SOME ACCOUNT OF Sir George Mackenzie . Suppofe there is the fame Curiofi- ty in Readers , as there always hath been , to know as much as they can of the Perfon whofe Works they peruse ; especially if it appears , by ...
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... fame Reason which measureth things Finite , we might conclude God to be Fi- nite likewife : And is it not Impudence in us who know not the ebbing and flowing of the Sea , nor the Reafon why the Adamant draweth the Iron , to repine ...
... fame Reason which measureth things Finite , we might conclude God to be Fi- nite likewife : And is it not Impudence in us who know not the ebbing and flowing of the Sea , nor the Reafon why the Adamant draweth the Iron , to repine ...
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... fame Faith which we profefs , and had his large Soul illuminated by that Sun of Righteouf- nefs , whofe refulgent Rays are now the bright Torches of the Chriftian Church . Neither is my belief in this ftaggered by the Silence of his co ...
... fame Faith which we profefs , and had his large Soul illuminated by that Sun of Righteouf- nefs , whofe refulgent Rays are now the bright Torches of the Chriftian Church . Neither is my belief in this ftaggered by the Silence of his co ...
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Sir George Mackenzie. > thefe , not being of the fame Perfuafion with him , but being convinced of his Moral Worth , did de- fcribe his Opinions fuitably to their own appre- henfion . Thus did thofe Pagan Hiftorians ad- mire the great ...
Sir George Mackenzie. > thefe , not being of the fame Perfuafion with him , but being convinced of his Moral Worth , did de- fcribe his Opinions fuitably to their own appre- henfion . Thus did thofe Pagan Hiftorians ad- mire the great ...
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... Safety , crying out , Tantum Religio potuit fuadere malorum . And thus Petronius Arbiter , a Monk of the fame Cell , fays , That , C 4 Primus Primus in orbe deos fecit timor . Fulmina cælo Cum The Virtuofo , or Stoic . I I.
... Safety , crying out , Tantum Religio potuit fuadere malorum . And thus Petronius Arbiter , a Monk of the fame Cell , fays , That , C 4 Primus Primus in orbe deos fecit timor . Fulmina cælo Cum The Virtuofo , or Stoic . I I.
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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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