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Page 48
Let no one therefore say that moral precepts are indifferent , or that moral practice
, i . e . the conduct which these precepts enjoin and enforce , is unnecessary ; I
mean in the judgment of the writer whose authority is here pleaded . Nor is it ...
Let no one therefore say that moral precepts are indifferent , or that moral practice
, i . e . the conduct which these precepts enjoin and enforce , is unnecessary ; I
mean in the judgment of the writer whose authority is here pleaded . Nor is it ...
Page 51
... even supposing the works of the law ' to comprise all the duties of the moral
law ; and I think it very probable , that this is what St Paul meant by justification in
that remarkable text , and which is one of the strongest on that side of the
question ...
... even supposing the works of the law ' to comprise all the duties of the moral
law ; and I think it very probable , that this is what St Paul meant by justification in
that remarkable text , and which is one of the strongest on that side of the
question ...
Page 52
But in no sense , to be sure , could it be said that the ritual or ceremonial law of
the Jews , as a distinct and separate thing from the moral law , was established
by the preachers of faith , or by this their reasoning upon it . There is another
strong ...
But in no sense , to be sure , could it be said that the ritual or ceremonial law of
the Jews , as a distinct and separate thing from the moral law , was established
by the preachers of faith , or by this their reasoning upon it . There is another
strong ...
Page 55
... Therefore we conclude that man is justified by faith without the works of the law
, ' I think he meant by faith , the simple act of believing , and by the works of the
law , the practice of those duties which are enjoined by its precepts , moral as ...
... Therefore we conclude that man is justified by faith without the works of the law
, ' I think he meant by faith , the simple act of believing , and by the works of the
law , the practice of those duties which are enjoined by its precepts , moral as ...
Page 67
There may be nicer cases , and more dubious points , which a man , informed
and instructed in religion and morality , would perceive to be wrong ; which a
man , ignorant and uninformed , would not discover to be so ; and there may be
many ...
There may be nicer cases , and more dubious points , which a man , informed
and instructed in religion and morality , would perceive to be wrong ; which a
man , ignorant and uninformed , would not discover to be so ; and there may be
many ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Sermons on Various Subjects |
| Author | William Paley |
| Publisher | Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1827 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2009 |
| Length | 438 pages |
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