Essays on the Principles of Morality: And on the Private and Political Rights and Obligations of MankindC. Gilpin, 1842 - 198 من الصفحات |
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... answers , that one reason at least is , that the Deity possesses the power , and evinces the intention , to call the human species to account for their ac- tions , and to punish or reward them . Most men , or most of those with whom we ...
... answers , that one reason at least is , that the Deity possesses the power , and evinces the intention , to call the human species to account for their ac- tions , and to punish or reward them . Most men , or most of those with whom we ...
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... answer , that to a Christian writer such inconsistencies are unavoidable . He is obliged , in conformity with the principles of his religion , to acknowledge the divine , and therefore the supreme authority of Scripture ; and if , in ...
... answer , that to a Christian writer such inconsistencies are unavoidable . He is obliged , in conformity with the principles of his religion , to acknowledge the divine , and therefore the supreme authority of Scripture ; and if , in ...
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... answer then , first , that supposing most men to be destitute of a communication of the Divine Will , it does not affect the obligations of those who do possess it . That communication is the final law to me , whether my African brother ...
... answer then , first , that supposing most men to be destitute of a communication of the Divine Will , it does not affect the obligations of those who do possess it . That communication is the final law to me , whether my African brother ...
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... answer to say - If the precepts of the Pa- triarchal and Christian dispensations are coincident , no question needs to be discussed ; if they are not , we must make an election ; and surely the Christian cannot doubt what election he ...
... answer to say - If the precepts of the Pa- triarchal and Christian dispensations are coincident , no question needs to be discussed ; if they are not , we must make an election ; and surely the Christian cannot doubt what election he ...
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... answer - I can- not tell . And what then ? Does the enquirer think this a sufficient reason for rejecting the authority of the Christian law ? If inability to discover the rea- sons of the moral government of God be a good motive to ...
... answer - I can- not tell . And what then ? Does the enquirer think this a sufficient reason for rejecting the authority of the Christian law ? If inability to discover the rea- sons of the moral government of God be a good motive to ...
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