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title: 'Development and Growth of Conscience'
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authors:
- 'James McCosh'
date: 1880-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Natural Theology'
- 'Ethics (Philosophy)'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 7'
- 'Matthew 22'
- 'Romans 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mccosh-1880-development-and-growth-of-conscience
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# Development and Growth of Conscience

Argues conscience is an innate moral germ that grows under God's guidance; evolutionary development does not annul its authority. Conscience parallels intelligence and grounds moral law.

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