Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen4A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... refpect to Deity , 215 3. Religious worship , 289 Sect . 1. Religious worship , · 292 2. Morality confidered as a branch of duty to our Maker , - 354 Sk . APPENDIX . Sketches concerning Scotland . 1. Scotch entails confidered in moral ...
... refpect to Deity , 215 3. Religious worship , 289 Sect . 1. Religious worship , · 292 2. Morality confidered as a branch of duty to our Maker , - 354 Sk . APPENDIX . Sketches concerning Scotland . 1. Scotch entails confidered in moral ...
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... refpect to the former , the doing what we ought to do , ) is termed juft : the doing what we ought not to do , and the omitting what we ought to do , are termed unjust . With re- spect to ourselves , the doing what we ought to do , is ...
... refpect to the former , the doing what we ought to do , ) is termed juft : the doing what we ought not to do , and the omitting what we ought to do , are termed unjust . With re- spect to ourselves , the doing what we ought to do , is ...
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... refpect to right and wrong , is a matter of fact of which the only infallible evidence is observation and experience : and to that evidence I appeal ; entering only a caveat , that , for the rea fon above given , the inquiry be confined ...
... refpect to right and wrong , is a matter of fact of which the only infallible evidence is observation and experience : and to that evidence I appeal ; entering only a caveat , that , for the rea fon above given , the inquiry be confined ...
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... refpect to right and wrong ; and in order to uniformity of ac- tion , it is neceffary that our perceptions of right and wrong be alfo uniform : to produce fuch uniformity , a ftandard of morals is indifpenfable . Nature has pro- vided ...
... refpect to right and wrong ; and in order to uniformity of ac- tion , it is neceffary that our perceptions of right and wrong be alfo uniform : to produce fuch uniformity , a ftandard of morals is indifpenfable . Nature has pro- vided ...
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... refpect to futurity , the moral fenfe makes the performing fuch promises our duty . Thus , if I promise to my friend to erect a monument for him after his death , confcience binds me , even tho ' no perfon alive be entitled to demand ...
... refpect to futurity , the moral fenfe makes the performing fuch promises our duty . Thus , if I promise to my friend to erect a monument for him after his death , confcience binds me , even tho ' no perfon alive be entitled to demand ...
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