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Page 78
... evil , we hear it said , cultivate and strengthen the higher faculties of man.- Now Christianity is the one appointed means of doing this . To attempt doing it without Christianity , is re- peating the sin of Adam , who sought a ...
... evil , we hear it said , cultivate and strengthen the higher faculties of man.- Now Christianity is the one appointed means of doing this . To attempt doing it without Christianity , is re- peating the sin of Adam , who sought a ...
Page 83
... envieth virtue in others ; for men's minds will either feed upon their own good , or upon others ' evil ; and who wanteth the one will prey upon the other . - Lord Bacon . ENVY . - Envy , if surrounded on all sides THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
... envieth virtue in others ; for men's minds will either feed upon their own good , or upon others ' evil ; and who wanteth the one will prey upon the other . - Lord Bacon . ENVY . - Envy , if surrounded on all sides THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
Page 87
... EVIL , ITS ORIGIN . - Many have puzzled themselves about the origin of evil . I am content to observe that there is evil , and that there is a way to escape from it ; and with this I begin and end . - Newton . EVIL RETURNED FOR GOOD ...
... EVIL , ITS ORIGIN . - Many have puzzled themselves about the origin of evil . I am content to observe that there is evil , and that there is a way to escape from it ; and with this I begin and end . - Newton . EVIL RETURNED FOR GOOD ...
Page 88
Tryon Edwards. for if there was no evil - speaking in the world , thousands would be encouraged to do ills , and would rush into many indecorums , like a horse into the battle , were they sure to escape the tongues of men . - Sterne . EVIL ...
Tryon Edwards. for if there was no evil - speaking in the world , thousands would be encouraged to do ills , and would rush into many indecorums , like a horse into the battle , were they sure to escape the tongues of men . - Sterne . EVIL ...
Page 90
... evil in their birth , for no sooner is the government of reason thrown off , than they rush forward of their own accord ; weakness takes a pleasure to indulge itself ; and having , if the expression may be allowed , imperceptibly ...
... evil in their birth , for no sooner is the government of reason thrown off , than they rush forward of their own accord ; weakness takes a pleasure to indulge itself ; and having , if the expression may be allowed , imperceptibly ...
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