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... duties of humanity . 2. Obedience to each law is attended with its own reward , and disobedience with its own pun- ishment . Thus the mariners who preserve their ship in accordance with the physical laws , reap the reward of sailing in ...
... duties of humanity . 2. Obedience to each law is attended with its own reward , and disobedience with its own pun- ishment . Thus the mariners who preserve their ship in accordance with the physical laws , reap the reward of sailing in ...
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... duties resulting from our constitution are discoverable , which are not treated of in detail in the inspired volume ; the mode of preserving health , for exam- ple ; of pursuing with success a temporal calling ; of discovering the ...
... duties resulting from our constitution are discoverable , which are not treated of in detail in the inspired volume ; the mode of preserving health , for exam- ple ; of pursuing with success a temporal calling ; of discovering the ...
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George Combe. し coincide in all matters relating to practical duties in temporal affairs . It may be asked , whether mere knowledge of the natural laws is sufficient to insure observance of them ? Certainly not . Mere knowledge of mu ...
George Combe. し coincide in all matters relating to practical duties in temporal affairs . It may be asked , whether mere knowledge of the natural laws is sufficient to insure observance of them ? Certainly not . Mere knowledge of mu ...
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... duties of life . WONDER . - Uses : The desire of novelty , admiration of the new , the unexpected , the grand , and ... duty and obligation , excess in remorse , or self- condemnation . 18. FIRMNESSs . - Uses : Determination ...
... duties of life . WONDER . - Uses : The desire of novelty , admiration of the new , the unexpected , the grand , and ... duty and obligation , excess in remorse , or self- condemnation . 18. FIRMNESSs . - Uses : Determination ...
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... duty , they must be illuminated by know- ledge of science and of moral and religious duty ; but whenever their dictates , thus enlightened , oppose the solicitations of the propensities , the latter must yield , otherwise , by the ...
... duty , they must be illuminated by know- ledge of science and of moral and religious duty ; but whenever their dictates , thus enlightened , oppose the solicitations of the propensities , the latter must yield , otherwise , by the ...
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