The Constitution of Man Considered in Relation to External Objects: With an Additional Chapter on the Harmony Between Phrenology and RevelationW. D. Ticknor, 1841 - 412 Seiten |
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... ships , and speculate in commerce , as the highest occupations to which human nature can aspire , and persevere in these labors till the end of time ? Or if changes are to follow , we may ask , who instituted the changes which history ...
... ships , and speculate in commerce , as the highest occupations to which human nature can aspire , and persevere in these labors till the end of time ? Or if changes are to follow , we may ask , who instituted the changes which history ...
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... ship , may be drowned by disobeying a physical law , without their destruction being averted by their mo- rality . On the other hand , if the greatest monsters of iniquity were embarked in a stanch and strong ship , and managed it well ...
... ship , may be drowned by disobeying a physical law , without their destruction being averted by their mo- rality . On the other hand , if the greatest monsters of iniquity were embarked in a stanch and strong ship , and managed it well ...
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... ships float in virtue of a purely physical law , —that the physical and moral laws operate independently , each in its own sphere , the consequences appear in a totally different light . Again , the organic laws operate independently ...
... ships float in virtue of a purely physical law , —that the physical and moral laws operate independently , each in its own sphere , the consequences appear in a totally different light . Again , the organic laws operate independently ...
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... ship in accordance with the physical laws , reap the reward of sailing in safety ; and those who permit its departure from them , are punished by the ship sinking . Those who obey the moral law , enjoy the intense internal delights that ...
... ship in accordance with the physical laws , reap the reward of sailing in safety ; and those who permit its departure from them , are punished by the ship sinking . Those who obey the moral law , enjoy the intense internal delights that ...
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... ship floating there more than in England ; and , when they are observed , there is no instance of a vessel sinking ... ships in general had sunk when they were stanch , strong , and skilfully managed , this would have outraged the ...
... ship floating there more than in England ; and , when they are observed , there is no instance of a vessel sinking ... ships in general had sunk when they were stanch , strong , and skilfully managed , this would have outraged the ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 331 - For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge; that, if one died for all, then were all dead; and that he died for all, that they which live, should not henceforth live unto themselves; but unto him who died for them and rose again.
Seite 339 - He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
Seite 335 - Whosoever therefore b shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Seite 333 - Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation ? The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
Seite 352 - If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? Or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? If thou be righteous, what givest thou him ? Or what receiveth he of thine hand? Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; And thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
Seite 347 - For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Seite 352 - So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants : we have done that which was our duty to do.
Seite 258 - I know not that we have any one kind or degree of enjoyment, but by the means of our own actions. And by prudence and. care we may, for the most part, pass our days in tolerable ease and quiet ; or, on the contrary, we may, by rashness, ungoverned passion, willfulness, or even by negligence, make ourselves as miserable as ever we please.
Seite 347 - For the good that I would, I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Seite 42 - And the conclusion is, that to allow no more to this superior principle or part of our nature, than to other parts ; to let it govern and guide only occasionally in common with the rest, as its turn happens to come, from the temper and circumstances one happens to be in; this is not to act conformably to the constitution of man : neither can any human creature be said to act conformably to his constitution of nature, unless he allows to that superior principle the absolute authority which is due...