natural virtues
Britishplural noun
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In such antecedents and surroundings it is easy to see the source of that abiding confidence in human nature, and that love for the natural virtues which marked Father Hecker's whole career.
From Life of Father Hecker by Walter Elliott
Although we maintain that such natural union with God is not enough for man, yet we insist that the part the natural virtues play in man's sanctification be recognized.
From Life of Father Hecker by Walter Elliott
Its works of righteousness, however, are often uncalled-for exaggerations of natural virtues, such as counting sacred all forms of animal and vegetable life.
From A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions by Augustus Hopkins Strong
The real difference between Paganism and Christianity is perfectly summed up in the difference between the pagan, or natural, virtues, and those three virtues of Christianity which the Church of Rome calls virtues of grace.
From Heretics by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
As glory does not destroy our nature, neither does it destroy our natural virtues, but perfects them.
From The Happiness of Heaven By a Father of the Society of Jesus by F. J. Boudreaux
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