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" ... mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, that practical habits are formed and strengthened by repeated acts, and that passive impressions grow weaker by being repeated upon us, it must follow,... "
The Excellency of the Female Character Vindicated: Being an Investigation ... - Page 109
by Thomas Branagan - 1828 - 280 pages
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Lectures on Butler's Analogy of Religion, to the Constitution and ..., Volume 8

Joseph Napier - 1864 - 350 pages
...intended to supply active principles to influence conduct. But if we act upon our good impressions, then active habits may be gradually forming and strengthening, by a course of acting upon the motives and excitements which are continually less and less sensibly felt as impressions, even...
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An Elementary Treatise on Moral Philosophy ...

William Watson English - 1865 - 190 pages
...of others' mortality lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together that practical habits are formed and strengthened...strengthening, by a course of acting upon such and such motives 1. Explain what is meant by Habits passive and active. Give instances of both. and excitements, while...
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The analogy of religion to the constitution and course of nature

Joseph Butler - 1867 - 350 pages
...of other's mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, that practical habits are formed and strengthened...acting upon such and such motives and excitements, whilst these motives and excitements themselves are, by proportionable degrees, growing less sensible,...
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The Law of Love, and Love as a Law; Or, Moral Science, Theoretical and Practical

Mark Hopkins - 1869 - 376 pages
...of others' mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, — that practical habits are formed and...acting* upon such and such motives and excitements, whilst these motives and excitements themselves are by proportionable degrees growing less sensible,...
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The Law of Love and Love as a Law: Or, Christian Ethics

Mark Hopkins - 1871 - 450 pages
...of others' mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, — that practical habits are formed and...acting upon such and such motives and excitements, whilst these motives and excitements themselves are by proportionable degrees growing less sensible,...
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The Model Pastor: A Memoir of the Life and Correspondence of Rev. Baron Stow ...

John Calvin Stockbridge - 1871 - 410 pages
...instances of mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, that practical habits are formed and strengthened...acting upon such and such motives and excitements, whilst these motives and excitements themselves are, by proportionable degrees, growing less sensible,...
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Elements of Rhetoric: Comprising an Analysis of the Laws of Moral Evidence ...

Richard Whately - 1871 - 558 pages
...instances of others' mortality, the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together ; — that practical habits are formed and...and strengthening, by a course of acting upon such motives and excitements, while these motives and excitements themselves are by proportionable degrees...
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The Law of Love and Love as a Law: Or, Christian Ethics

Mark Hopkins - 1871 - 444 pages
...of others' mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, — that practical habits are formed and...impressions grow weaker by being repeated upon us, — it mast follow that active habits may be gradually forming and strengthening by a course of acting upon...
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The Law of Love and Love as a Law, Or, Christian Ethics: With an Appendix ...

Mark Hopkins - 1872 - 444 pages
...of others' mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, — that practical habits are formed and...acting upon such and such motives and excitements, whilst these motives and excitements themselves are by proportionable degrees growing less sensible,...
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The Analogy of Religion: Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and ...

Joseph Butler - 1872 - 384 pages
...of others' mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, that practical habits Are formed and strengthened...acting upon such and such motives and excitements, whilst these motives an*1 excitements, themselves are, by proportionable degrees, growing less sensible...
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