[I]t is quite certain that if from childhood men were to begin to follow the first intimations of conscience, honestly to obey them and carry them ou… - John Campbell Shairp

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[I]t is quite certain that if from childhood men were to begin to follow the first intimations of conscience, honestly to obey them and carry them out into act, the power of conscience would be so strengthened and improved within them, that it would soon become, what it evidently is intended to be, "a connecting principle between the creature and the Creator."

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About John Campbell Shairp

John Campbell Shairp (July 30, 1819 – September 18, 1885) was a Scottish critic and man of letters.

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Alternative Names: J. C. Shairp
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