A Series of Discourses on the Principles of Religious Belief: As Connected with Human Happiness and Improvement |
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... souls from those vanities by which they are misled , and points to honour and immortality as their true pursuit and their glorious reward ! To those who hear the call and obey it , it will prove a constant source of comfort . Although ...
... souls from those vanities by which they are misled , and points to honour and immortality as their true pursuit and their glorious reward ! To those who hear the call and obey it , it will prove a constant source of comfort . Although ...
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... soul met in all their extent , and in a manner greatly beyond expectation ; we find the Sovereign of Nature descending from his inaccessible throne , and conversing with man as a friend ; we find him command- ing , encouraging ...
... soul met in all their extent , and in a manner greatly beyond expectation ; we find the Sovereign of Nature descending from his inaccessible throne , and conversing with man as a friend ; we find him command- ing , encouraging ...
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... soul ; and is the feeling to which it instinctively returns whenever it is freed from the seductions of present objects . When- ever the mind comes back upon itself , and reflects for a moment whence it came , and whither it is going ...
... soul ; and is the feeling to which it instinctively returns whenever it is freed from the seductions of present objects . When- ever the mind comes back upon itself , and reflects for a moment whence it came , and whither it is going ...
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... soul to a sense of its true dignity . This is one view in which it is bless- ed to believe ; and although our reason certainly could never approve of any unsound or fallacious belief , yet the moral faculty might almost applaud that ...
... soul to a sense of its true dignity . This is one view in which it is bless- ed to believe ; and although our reason certainly could never approve of any unsound or fallacious belief , yet the moral faculty might almost applaud that ...
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... soul , " show us the Father . " Our day , my brethren , is not yet come ; and may that paternal arm which has hitherto been held over us , still cover our heads with its pro- tecting shield ! Yet the decree may have gone forth , and the ...
... soul , " show us the Father . " Our day , my brethren , is not yet come ; and may that paternal arm which has hitherto been held over us , still cover our heads with its pro- tecting shield ! Yet the decree may have gone forth , and the ...
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Page 95 - ... them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live ? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
Page 215 - As for man, his days are as grass: As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more.
Page 184 - My good Child, know this, that thou art not able to do these things of thyself, nor to walk in the Commandments of God, and to serve him, without his special grace ; which thou must learn at all times to call for by diligent prayer.
Page 102 - Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost; we are cut off for our parts.
Page 1 - And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And behold, there came a voice...
Page 52 - And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, "Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Page 186 - A. I desire my Lord God, our heavenly Father, who is the giver of all goodness, to send his grace unto me and to all people, that we may worship him, serve him, and obey him, as we ought to do. And I pray unto God, that he will send us all things that be needful both for our souls and bodies...
Page 43 - Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?
Page 198 - Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, Which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; And thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.
Page 190 - And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying. Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.