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... his holiness , provoking to his justice , and exposes to misery those creatures
which he formed holy and happy .But although the manner by which
transgression obtained admission be mysterious , yet the fact itself is true , and
should be 24.
... his holiness , provoking to his justice , and exposes to misery those creatures
which he formed holy and happy .But although the manner by which
transgression obtained admission be mysterious , yet the fact itself is true , and
should be 24.
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Is not civil authority , by those who are called to exercise it , frequently converted
into an instrument of oppression ; is it not rather employed for promoting the
misery than the happiness of others ; while those who ought to be subject are , in
...
Is not civil authority , by those who are called to exercise it , frequently converted
into an instrument of oppression ; is it not rather employed for promoting the
misery than the happiness of others ; while those who ought to be subject are , in
...
Page 53
If this principle be acknowledged , and all who entertain becoming conceptions
either of the mercy or justice of Jehovah will readily acknowledge it , then the
conclusion is obvious , that all must have sinned . Is not misery coextensive with
man ...
If this principle be acknowledged , and all who entertain becoming conceptions
either of the mercy or justice of Jehovah will readily acknowledge it , then the
conclusion is obvious , that all must have sinned . Is not misery coextensive with
man ...
Page 54
What is the glare of the wealthy , or the majesty of the great but more splendid
misery ? Disquiet and anxiety rankle the bosom of the prince upon his throne , no
less than of the beggar upon the dung - hill ; disease tortures alike the body ...
What is the glare of the wealthy , or the majesty of the great but more splendid
misery ? Disquiet and anxiety rankle the bosom of the prince upon his throne , no
less than of the beggar upon the dung - hill ; disease tortures alike the body ...
Page 55
There is no misery among the angels of light , those blessed spirits that kept their
first estate and obey the will of their Lord ; being perfectly holy , they are perfectly
happy : There will be no complaint either outward or inward among all the ...
There is no misery among the angels of light , those blessed spirits that kept their
first estate and obey the will of their Lord ; being perfectly holy , they are perfectly
happy : There will be no complaint either outward or inward among all the ...
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| Title | A Series of Discourses on the Leading Doctrines and Duties of Christianity, Volume 2 A Series of Discourses on the Leading Doctrines and Duties of Christianity, Alexander Proudfit |
| Author | Alexander Proudfit |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Dodd, Rumsey and Stevenson, 1815 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 22 Mar 2008 |
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