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title: 'The Doctrine of the Affections'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Miles Powell Squier'
date: 1846-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Anthropology (Doctrine of Man)'
- 'Sin'
- 'Personal Piety'
scriptures:
- 'Romans 7'
- 'Psalms 51'
- 'James 4'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/squier-1846-the-doctrine-of-the-affections
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# The Doctrine of the Affections

Essay examines the doctrine of the affections: emotions arise from cognition, follow habit, and govern willful choice, bearing on sin, penitence, and love toward God.

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