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... parties feel an actual fatisfaction in their fuperiority . Now the conclufion that follows from hence is this that the pleasures of ambition , which are fuppofed to be peculiar to high ftations , are in reality common to all conditions ...
... parties feel an actual fatisfaction in their fuperiority . Now the conclufion that follows from hence is this that the pleasures of ambition , which are fuppofed to be peculiar to high ftations , are in reality common to all conditions ...
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... parties , at the time of making the promise ; as where an affaffin promises his employer to difpatch his rival or his enemy ; a fervant to betray his mafter ; a pimp to procure a miftrefs ; or a friend to give his affiftance in a scheme ...
... parties , at the time of making the promise ; as where an affaffin promises his employer to difpatch his rival or his enemy ; a fervant to betray his mafter ; a pimp to procure a miftrefs ; or a friend to give his affiftance in a scheme ...
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... parties fuppofed what they promised to be lawful , and that the promife pro- ceeded entirely upon this fuppofition . The lawful- nefs therefore becomes a condition of the promise ; and where the condition fails , the obligation ceafes ...
... parties fuppofed what they promised to be lawful , and that the promife pro- ceeded entirely upon this fuppofition . The lawful- nefs therefore becomes a condition of the promise ; and where the condition fails , the obligation ceafes ...
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... parties ; and this belief of his is the precise circumftance which fets him free . The foundation of the rule is plainly this , a man is bound only to fatify the expectation which he intended to excite ; whatever condition therefore he ...
... parties ; and this belief of his is the precise circumftance which fets him free . The foundation of the rule is plainly this , a man is bound only to fatify the expectation which he intended to excite ; whatever condition therefore he ...
Page 99
... parties ought to do , and what a judge or arbitrator would award to be done , may be very different . What the parties ought to do , by virtue of their contract , depends upon their confcioufnefs , at the time of making it : whereas a ...
... parties ought to do , and what a judge or arbitrator would award to be done , may be very different . What the parties ought to do , by virtue of their contract , depends upon their confcioufnefs , at the time of making it : whereas a ...
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adultery againſt alfo almoft amongst anfwer authority becauſe cafe caufe CHAP Chrift Chriftian circumftances civil confent confequence confideration confidered confiftent conftitution crime defign diftinction duty eftate eſtabliſhed exercife exiftence fabbath fafe faid fame fcriptures fecond fecurity feems fenfe feparate fervant ferve fervice feven fhall fhould fide firft firſt fituation fociety fome fpecies ftate ftill fubfiftence fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fupply fuppofe fupport fyftem happineſs himſelf human impofed induftry inftances inftitution intereft itſelf juft juftice labour laft lefs liberty magiftrate mankind marriage meaſure ment moft moral moſt muft muſt nature neceffary oath obferved obligation occafion offender oppofition paffions parents perfon pleaſure poffeffion poffefs poffible pofitive polygamy prefent prefervation principle profeffion promife propofed provifion puniſhment purpoſe queftion reafon refpect reft religion rule ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion univerfal unto uſe virtue whilft whofe
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Page 343 - Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good. and thou shalt have praise of the same: for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath- but also for conscience
Page 34 - For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance : but from him that hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Page 297 - And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Page 291 - And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man. And all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
Page 176 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Page 274 - And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint...
Page 132 - And the oath of allegiance, as administered for upwards of six hundred years, contained a promise " to be true and faithful to the king and his heirs, and truth and faith to bear of life and limb and terrene honour, and not to know or hear of any ill or damage intended him, without defending him therefrom.
Page 74 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 273 - I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
Page 201 - And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery, and when they had set her in the midst, they say unto him ; Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned ; but what sayest thou ? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him.