en:moral_reasoning [sentences]

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====== MORAL REASONING ======

    * A change of mind from good to evil.
      * IMPENITENCE, Obdurateness, Hard-heartedness.
    * A change of mind from evil to good.
      * REPENTANCE, Penitence, compunction, relent, remorse, contri∣tion, rue, return, reclaim, renew, regeneration, penance.
    * An inlargement of Soul, to desire and endeavour public general good, and taking it off from being immersed in narrow selfish designs.
      * SELF-DENIAL, Christian Magnanimity, Generosity, Public-spi∣ritedness, Greatness of mind, Resignation.
    * An inlargement of Soul, to desire and endeavour public general good, and taking it off from being immersed in narrow selfish designs.
      * SELFISHNESS, Narrowness, Pedanticalness, Littleness of mind, Worldling.

===== towards positive self  =====


  * General; consisting in infused intellectual self 

    * An habitual frame of mind, whereby we are fitted for vertuous acti∣ons, and more especially for the Duties of Religion.
      * VNHOLINESS, Wickedness, Iniquity, Impiety, Vngodliness, Pro∣phaneness, Corruption, Sin, Miscreant, graceless, Caitiffe.
  * Particular; styled Theological Vertues; respecting infused intellectual self 
    * Truth and Falshood; a readiness to yield an effectual assent unto re∣vealed Truths upon such grounds as their natures are capable of, and such as are sufficient to prevail with any such prudent teacha∣ble man as is free from any affected Captiousness.
        * INFIDELITY, Vnbelief, Miscreant.
    * Good and Evil.
       * Future; being an acquiescence of the mind in the expectation of such Promises as are revealed.
          * DESPAIR, Despondency, out of heart, forlorn, hopeless, past hope, deadness of heart.
       * General; wishing well, and endeavouring to be helpful and ser∣viceable unto all, according to the due proportion we are obli∣ged to by natural or revealed Light.
          * VNCHARITABLENESS, Maliciousness.


===== towards negative self  =====



  * General; consisting in infused intellectual self 
    * An habitual frame of mind, whereby we are fitted for vertuous acti∣ons, and more especially for the Duties of Religion.
      * HOLINESS, Sanctity, Godliness, Piety, Devotion, Righteousness, Sanctification, sacred, Pureness.
  * Particular; styled Theological Vertues; respecting infused intellectual self 
    * Truth and Falshood; a readiness to yield an effectual assent unto re∣vealed Truths upon such grounds as their natures are capable of, and such as are sufficient to prevail with any such prudent teacha∣ble man as is free from any affected Captiousness.
        * FAITH, Belief, Believer, Creed.
    * Good and Evil.
       * Future; being an acquiescence of the mind in the expectation of such Promises as are revealed.
          * HOPE, Trust, Affiance, Reliance, Re••mbency.
       * General; wishing well, and endeavouring to be helpful and ser∣viceable unto all, according to the due proportion we are obli∣ged to by natural or revealed Light.
          * CHARITY, Love.