The Works of William Paley: With a Life of the Author, Volume 5Thomas Tegg, 1825 |
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... act of the mind strictly . In a certain sense duty to a fellow creature may be dis- charged if the outward act be performed , because the benefit to him depends upon the act . Not so c 2 SERMONS . 19 Taste for Devotion Taste for Devotion.
... act of the mind strictly . In a certain sense duty to a fellow creature may be dis- charged if the outward act be performed , because the benefit to him depends upon the act . Not so c 2 SERMONS . 19 Taste for Devotion Taste for Devotion.
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... perform his duty . Still it is true , that if he feels not within himself a taste and relish for the service which he performs ( to say nothing of the consideration how much less ac- ceptable his service may be ) , and for devotion ...
... perform his duty . Still it is true , that if he feels not within himself a taste and relish for the service which he performs ( to say nothing of the consideration how much less ac- ceptable his service may be ) , and for devotion ...
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... perform religious exercises as frequently as they ought , or , as those did who have gone before us in the Chris- tian course ? that is one question to be asked : but there is also another question of still greater impor- tance , viz ...
... perform religious exercises as frequently as they ought , or , as those did who have gone before us in the Chris- tian course ? that is one question to be asked : but there is also another question of still greater impor- tance , viz ...
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... performed before we leave the place ; some pouring forth of the soul unto God in prayer and in thanksgiving ; in prayer , excited by wants and weak- nesses ; I fear also , by sins and neglects without num- ber ; and in thanksgivings ...
... performed before we leave the place ; some pouring forth of the soul unto God in prayer and in thanksgiving ; in prayer , excited by wants and weak- nesses ; I fear also , by sins and neglects without num- ber ; and in thanksgivings ...
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... performed as it ought to be , will tediousness be per- ceived . I say that the spirit of devotion removes from the worship of God the perception of tediousness , and with that also every disposition to censure or cavil at particular ...
... performed as it ought to be , will tediousness be per- ceived . I say that the spirit of devotion removes from the worship of God the perception of tediousness , and with that also every disposition to censure or cavil at particular ...
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