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... present and eternal welfare of mankind : and your praises have been re - echoed from one cor- ner of the land to another , as the champion of the Christian religion , the doctrines of which , your voice and your pen have done so much to ...
... present and eternal welfare of mankind : and your praises have been re - echoed from one cor- ner of the land to another , as the champion of the Christian religion , the doctrines of which , your voice and your pen have done so much to ...
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... present subject , in any measure correspond with your own , you will countenance my humble attempts to dispel the pre- judices which many well - meaning Christians may entertain , as to the beneficial tendency of exhibiting the sciences ...
... present subject , in any measure correspond with your own , you will countenance my humble attempts to dispel the pre- judices which many well - meaning Christians may entertain , as to the beneficial tendency of exhibiting the sciences ...
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... Present state of the moral and political world , in Asia , Africa , Europe , and America , 109-114 . Argument founded on these disorders , 114-117 . SECTION IX . - On the unequal distribution of rewards and punishments in the present ...
... Present state of the moral and political world , in Asia , Africa , Europe , and America , 109-114 . Argument founded on these disorders , 114-117 . SECTION IX . - On the unequal distribution of rewards and punishments in the present ...
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... presents an immense field of contemplation , 222-224 . The heavens constitute the principal part of the Divine empire - illustrations from Scripture , 224—226 . Limited extent of our present knowledge on this subject , 226 , 227 ...
... presents an immense field of contemplation , 222-224 . The heavens constitute the principal part of the Divine empire - illustrations from Scripture , 224—226 . Limited extent of our present knowledge on this subject , 226 , 227 ...
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... present scene of existence , or in endeavouring to find some light , to clear up the doubts that may hang over this impor- tant inquiry , and to treat with derision and scorn those who would direct them in this serious investi- gation ...
... present scene of existence , or in endeavouring to find some light , to clear up the doubts that may hang over this impor- tant inquiry , and to treat with derision and scorn those who would direct them in this serious investi- gation ...
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Page 162 - Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
Page 363 - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers : for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? and what concord hath Christ with Belial?
Page 182 - I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live : I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Page 37 - Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always to be blest. The soul, uneasy and confined, from home, Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
Page 375 - Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book : worship God.
Page 334 - Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard That the everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding.
Page 350 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
Page 132 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Page 30 - Lo, the poor Indian! Whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, or hears Him in the wind; His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way...
Page 400 - O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united! For in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a wall. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.