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... character . The world we live in is a place , the life we live is a state , of trial and pro- bation . Christianity itself is a part of this system . It is a trial to all , to whom it is proposed ; infinitely to their advantage , if ...
... character . The world we live in is a place , the life we live is a state , of trial and pro- bation . Christianity itself is a part of this system . It is a trial to all , to whom it is proposed ; infinitely to their advantage , if ...
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... character will make us at peace with ourselves , and cause us to fondle an opinion , that we are better than we seem to be , or , in reality , than we are . Here , if in any thing , men love darkness rather than light ; error without ...
... character will make us at peace with ourselves , and cause us to fondle an opinion , that we are better than we seem to be , or , in reality , than we are . Here , if in any thing , men love darkness rather than light ; error without ...
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... character , owing to invincible weaknesses , either of body or mind , we apply it rightly . God has not fixed a certain measure or standard of virtue , which every person of every sort and degree must come up to , in order to be saved ...
... character , owing to invincible weaknesses , either of body or mind , we apply it rightly . God has not fixed a certain measure or standard of virtue , which every person of every sort and degree must come up to , in order to be saved ...
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... character should be informed concerning a malefactor , that he had committed the crime of which he was accused , expressly depending upon forgiveness beforehand ; would not this be a reason for withhold- ing the mercy which had been ...
... character should be informed concerning a malefactor , that he had committed the crime of which he was accused , expressly depending upon forgiveness beforehand ; would not this be a reason for withhold- ing the mercy which had been ...
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... character of true religion so strongly , that the practical in- ference is always denied . It is generally avoided by putting such a construction upon the word faith , as to prevent any li- centious deductions being drawn from the ...
... character of true religion so strongly , that the practical in- ference is always denied . It is generally avoided by putting such a construction upon the word faith , as to prevent any li- centious deductions being drawn from the ...
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