Essays Upon Several Moral SubjectsD. Brown, 1713 - 442 strán (strany) |
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... fatisfy my self with one , which I did read in one Doctor Everot ; who preaching upon Joshua 15. 16. Then Caleb faid , he who fmiteth Kirjath - fepher and taketh it , even to him will I give Achfah my daughter to wife . And Otniel took ...
... fatisfy my self with one , which I did read in one Doctor Everot ; who preaching upon Joshua 15. 16. Then Caleb faid , he who fmiteth Kirjath - fepher and taketh it , even to him will I give Achfah my daughter to wife . And Otniel took ...
Strana 51
... fatisfy rather Hunger than Luft ) ; yet I fee no Limits fet to Judges , commanding them not to inflict a capital Punishment in extraordina- ry Cafes : For certainly he who fteals , may , for ought he himself knows , be about the ...
... fatisfy rather Hunger than Luft ) ; yet I fee no Limits fet to Judges , commanding them not to inflict a capital Punishment in extraordina- ry Cafes : For certainly he who fteals , may , for ought he himself knows , be about the ...
Strana 55
... be but as Flowers to the Blind or as Mufick to the Deaf . I laugh at the fruitless Pilgrimages of fuch as travel to Juppa or F 2 China ; China , to fatisfy their Curiofity ; there being a The Virtuofo , or Stoic . 55.
... be but as Flowers to the Blind or as Mufick to the Deaf . I laugh at the fruitless Pilgrimages of fuch as travel to Juppa or F 2 China ; China , to fatisfy their Curiofity ; there being a The Virtuofo , or Stoic . 55.
Strana 56
Sir George Mackenzie. China , to fatisfy their Curiofity ; there being a Tredeskin's Clofet in each Tulip , and a Solomon's Court in each Lilly of the Field . And feeing Men's Tempers are fo various , it was no Wonder that the Creatures ...
Sir George Mackenzie. China , to fatisfy their Curiofity ; there being a Tredeskin's Clofet in each Tulip , and a Solomon's Court in each Lilly of the Field . And feeing Men's Tempers are fo various , it was no Wonder that the Creatures ...
Strana 81
... fatisfy my Curiofity , I was once refolv'd , with the Platonic , to take the promise of fome dying Frend , that he should return & fatisfy me in all my private Doubts concerning Hell and Heaven ; yet I was juftly afraid , that he might ...
... fatisfy my Curiofity , I was once refolv'd , with the Platonic , to take the promise of fome dying Frend , that he should return & fatisfy me in all my private Doubts concerning Hell and Heaven ; yet I was juftly afraid , that he might ...
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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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