The Works of William Paley: With a Life of the Author, Volume 5Thomas Tegg, 1825 |
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... all comparison , in a better situation , as touching his salvation , than he who defies this dread , and breaks through this constraint . He , in a word , who obeys , from whatever motive his obedience springs , SERMONS . 21.
... all comparison , in a better situation , as touching his salvation , than he who defies this dread , and breaks through this constraint . He , in a word , who obeys , from whatever motive his obedience springs , SERMONS . 21.
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... better ; and lastly , what greatly enhances its value to every anxious Christian , it affords to himself a proof that his heart is right to- wards God : when it is followed up by a good life , by abstinence from sin , and endeavours ...
... better ; and lastly , what greatly enhances its value to every anxious Christian , it affords to himself a proof that his heart is right to- wards God : when it is followed up by a good life , by abstinence from sin , and endeavours ...
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... better motives from which religion may begin in the heart ; and on this account especially are they to be deemed better motives , that the religion which issues from them has a greater probability of being sincere . I repeat again ...
... better motives from which religion may begin in the heart ; and on this account especially are they to be deemed better motives , that the religion which issues from them has a greater probability of being sincere . I repeat again ...
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... better moral principle than humanity . It is a principle which every one commends , and justly : yet in this very article of com- prehensiveness it is deficient when compared with the love of God . It will prompt us undoubtedly to do ...
... better moral principle than humanity . It is a principle which every one commends , and justly : yet in this very article of com- prehensiveness it is deficient when compared with the love of God . It will prompt us undoubtedly to do ...
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... shall undergo a change in our nature infinitely for the better ; that when he shall appear glorified as he is , we shall be like him . Then the point is , what we are to do , how we are to act , under this expectation , having 62 SERMONS .
... shall undergo a change in our nature infinitely for the better ; that when he shall appear glorified as he is , we shall be like him . Then the point is , what we are to do , how we are to act , under this expectation , having 62 SERMONS .
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