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• The immanence of sex becomes vicarious, and that which once dwelt in the flesh is now a thought: like men-about-town, whose vices finally become simply mental, so do these old ladies carry on courtships by power of attorney. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14
• To such a substitute menstruation we apply the term vicarious menstruation_. —  Woman Her Sex and Love Life
• I do not know any word that conveys the truth of this if 'vicarious' or 'substitutionary' does not; nor do I know any interpretation of Christ's death which enables us to regard it as a demonstration of love to sinners, if this vicarious or substitutionary character is denied. —  God's Plan with Men
• Is not your boasted philanthropy somewhat vicarious, and does not your public morality savour in some degree of mere opportunist cant To all of which, Europeans and Americans can only reply that the instinct of self-preservation, which is strong within them, points clearly to the absolute necessity of excluding the Chinese carpenters and bricklayers; and, further, as regards the missionaries, that there can be but one answer, and that in a Christian sense, to the question asked by jesting Pilate. —  Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913
• It is the representation of human life and human sacrifice--vicarious for all, yet binding upon all That He died for all is true 1. —  Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series

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