The Elements of Moral Science: With Questions for ExaminationReligious Tract Society, 1835 - 431 pagini |
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... character of the Author of nature , to be that of single , absolute benevolence . This , considered as a principle of action , and infinite in degree , is a disposition to produce the greatest possible happiness , without regard to ...
... character of the Author of nature , to be that of single , absolute benevolence . This , considered as a principle of action , and infinite in degree , is a disposition to produce the greatest possible happiness , without regard to ...
Pagina 57
... characters of pre - eminent excellence , and specially upon the character of God our Creator , and Christ our Redeemer , the Fountain of all moral excellence . As we cultivate taste , or our suscep- tibility to beauty , by meditating ...
... characters of pre - eminent excellence , and specially upon the character of God our Creator , and Christ our Redeemer , the Fountain of all moral excellence . As we cultivate taste , or our suscep- tibility to beauty , by meditating ...
Pagina 256
... character . If a man , by exciting such feelings , sold me a horse at twice its value , he would be a sharper . If he excite me to give from the same motives , the action partakes of the same character . The cause of benevolence is holy ...
... character . If a man , by exciting such feelings , sold me a horse at twice its value , he would be a sharper . If he excite me to give from the same motives , the action partakes of the same character . The cause of benevolence is holy ...
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The Elements of Moral Science: With Questions for Examination Francis Wayland,Joseph Angus Vizualizare fragmente - 1835 |
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