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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1795 edition. Excerpt: ... and effe&ing the higheft things. Thofe heroic aftions which we are wont to read with admiration, have, for the moft part, been the effefts of the love of one's own country, or of particular friend-fhips; and certainly, a more extenfive and univerfal affeftion muft be much more powerful and efficacious. $ 11. Th; plea/tire that attends it. Again, as charity flows from a noble and excellent temper, fo it is accompanied with the greateft fatisfaftion and pleafure: it delights the foul to feel itfelf thus enlarged, and to be delivered from thofe dif-G quieting as well as deformed paffions, nia-lice, hatred, and envy; and become gentle, fweet and benign. Had I my choice of all things that might tend to my prefent felicity, I would pitch upon this, to have my heart pofiefled with the greateft kind-nefs and affection towards all m-n in the world, 1 am fure this would make me partake in all the happinefs of others: their inward endowments and outward profperity every thing that did benefit and advantage them, would afford me comfort and pleafure: and tho' I mould frequently meet with occafions of grief and companion, yet there is a fweetnefs in commifleration, which makes it infinitely more defireable than a ftupid infen-fibility; and the consideration of that infinite goodnefs and wifdom which governs the world, might reprefs any exceilive trouble for particular calamities that happen in it: and the hopes or poffibility of jnens' after-happinefs, might moderate their fbrrow for their prefent misfortunes. Certainly, next to the love and enjoyment of God, that ardent charity and affeftion wherewith blefled fouls do embrace one another, is juftly to be Reckoned as the greateft felicity of thofe regions above j and did it univerfally prevail in the...

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