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... authority , good and ample , for the most astounding statements in this volume , and our readers may rely on the substantial accuracy of them all . We cannot flatter our- selves , that they will assent at once to every position here ...
... authority , good and ample , for the most astounding statements in this volume , and our readers may rely on the substantial accuracy of them all . We cannot flatter our- selves , that they will assent at once to every position here ...
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... authority , on divers occasions , to commit every species of offence - to pillage , to murder , to destroy human felicity ; and , for so doing , he shall be rewarded . The period will assuredly arrive , when better instructed ...
... authority , on divers occasions , to commit every species of offence - to pillage , to murder , to destroy human felicity ; and , for so doing , he shall be rewarded . The period will assuredly arrive , when better instructed ...
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... authority over his conscience , as not to commit adultery , and not to be guilty of sacrilege . To exercise benevolence towards all , and to endeavor , by every means in his power , to promote the happiness of all , will be accounted of ...
... authority over his conscience , as not to commit adultery , and not to be guilty of sacrilege . To exercise benevolence towards all , and to endeavor , by every means in his power , to promote the happiness of all , will be accounted of ...
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... authority of God , to all who regulate their conduct by the Divine will . Hence there would be a progress towards the spirit of peace in every land . From the growth of the pacific principle in neigh- boring regions , the facility of ...
... authority of God , to all who regulate their conduct by the Divine will . Hence there would be a progress towards the spirit of peace in every land . From the growth of the pacific principle in neigh- boring regions , the facility of ...
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... authority is well nigh absolute ; for the process of redress for a common sailor , under any ordinary circumstances , by an appeal to a court - martial , would be so tardy and dubious , as hardly to be considered a qualification of the ...
... authority is well nigh absolute ; for the process of redress for a common sailor , under any ordinary circumstances , by an appeal to a court - martial , would be so tardy and dubious , as hardly to be considered a qualification of the ...
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