The Works of Leonard Woods, Volume 5B. Perkins, 1850 - Congregational churches |
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Page 29
... excellence ? Let us more carefully study the Book of Deuteron- omy , and more faithfully copy the model of sacred eloquence which it contains . But we must consider other occasions on which truth was taught and duty inculcated . Look ...
... excellence ? Let us more carefully study the Book of Deuteron- omy , and more faithfully copy the model of sacred eloquence which it contains . But we must consider other occasions on which truth was taught and duty inculcated . Look ...
Page 140
... gravitation to produce an effect contrary to its nature , it certainly does not fol- low that holy action in God has no more excellence or praise- worthiness , than , the effect of gravitation in material 140 CAUSE AND EFFECT .
... gravitation to produce an effect contrary to its nature , it certainly does not fol- low that holy action in God has no more excellence or praise- worthiness , than , the effect of gravitation in material 140 CAUSE AND EFFECT .
Page 146
... own private good . Do you not at once pronounce it a deed of uncommon excellence ? Even that benevolence which is mixed with other things , and of which we can only say , that it has more influence than 146 CAUSE AND EFFECT .
... own private good . Do you not at once pronounce it a deed of uncommon excellence ? Even that benevolence which is mixed with other things , and of which we can only say , that it has more influence than 146 CAUSE AND EFFECT .
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... excellence of his character , which certainly prevents him from doing wrong . And when we say of a just judge , that he cannot take a bribe , and of a kind mother , that she cannot forget her child , we refer to a hinderance of a moral ...
... excellence of his character , which certainly prevents him from doing wrong . And when we say of a just judge , that he cannot take a bribe , and of a kind mother , that she cannot forget her child , we refer to a hinderance of a moral ...
Page 154
... excellence . If it exists in the highest degree , as it does in God , it denotes the highest degree of excellence . In man , it im- plies goodness and praise - worthiness in proportion to its degree . On the other hand , moral inability ...
... excellence . If it exists in the highest degree , as it does in God , it denotes the highest degree of excellence . In man , it im- plies goodness and praise - worthiness in proportion to its degree . On the other hand , moral inability ...
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