Self-knowledge: A Treatise; Shewing the Nature and Benefit of that Important Science, and the Way to Attain It. Intermixed with Various Reflections and Observations on Human Nature. By John Mason, A.M. |
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עמוד xiii
But whence is it that moral philosophy , which was so carefully cultivated in the
ancient academy , should be forced , in the modern , to give place to natural , that
was originally designed to be subservient to it ? Which is to exalt the handmaid ...
But whence is it that moral philosophy , which was so carefully cultivated in the
ancient academy , should be forced , in the modern , to give place to natural , that
was originally designed to be subservient to it ? Which is to exalt the handmaid ...
עמוד 6
cred oracle is dictated to us in a manifold light and explained to us in various
views by the Holy Spirit , in that revelation which God hath been pleased to give
us as our guide to duty and happiness ; by which , as in a glass , we may survey ...
cred oracle is dictated to us in a manifold light and explained to us in various
views by the Holy Spirit , in that revelation which God hath been pleased to give
us as our guide to duty and happiness ; by which , as in a glass , we may survey ...
עמוד 54
It is dangerous felf - flattery to give soft and finoothing names to sins , in order to
disguise their nature . Rather lay your hand upon your heart , and 4 thrust it into
your bofom , though it come out ( as Moses's did ) leprous as snow ( a ) . And into
...
It is dangerous felf - flattery to give soft and finoothing names to sins , in order to
disguise their nature . Rather lay your hand upon your heart , and 4 thrust it into
your bofom , though it come out ( as Moses's did ) leprous as snow ( a ) . And into
...
עמוד 55
And to find out our most beloved sin , let us consider what are those worldly
objects or amusements which give us the highest de light ; this , it is probable ,
will lead us directly to some one of our darling iniquities , if it be a sin of
commission ...
And to find out our most beloved sin , let us consider what are those worldly
objects or amusements which give us the highest de light ; this , it is probable ,
will lead us directly to some one of our darling iniquities , if it be a sin of
commission ...
עמוד 61
... with his own prejudices ; or those secret prepossessions of his heart , which ,
though so deep and latent , that he may not be sensible of them , are often so
strong and prevalent , as to give a mighty but imperceptible bias to the mind .
... with his own prejudices ; or those secret prepossessions of his heart , which ,
though so deep and latent , that he may not be sensible of them , are often so
strong and prevalent , as to give a mighty but imperceptible bias to the mind .
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