The Christian Observer, Volume 23Hatchard and Company, 1824 - Religion |
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... tain who believes slavery to be at variance with the laws of our Crea- tor , and obedience to his laws the duty of his creatures . And are there no instances D 2 1823. ] Letters written during a Journey through North America . 19.
... tain who believes slavery to be at variance with the laws of our Crea- tor , and obedience to his laws the duty of his creatures . And are there no instances D 2 1823. ] Letters written during a Journey through North America . 19.
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... tain it permanently at a price which would leave a greater profit than the culture of cotton , the cultivation of the latter would no doubt decline . This , however , cannot be anticipated , as the enormous quantity which would be ...
... tain it permanently at a price which would leave a greater profit than the culture of cotton , the cultivation of the latter would no doubt decline . This , however , cannot be anticipated , as the enormous quantity which would be ...
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... tain torrent ; and the deep casts made by the searchers for gold along the face of this ridge , reaching from Whitecleugh Burn in parallel lines to Limping Burn , give it the ap- pearance of an ancient Roman en- campment . The miners ...
... tain torrent ; and the deep casts made by the searchers for gold along the face of this ridge , reaching from Whitecleugh Burn in parallel lines to Limping Burn , give it the ap- pearance of an ancient Roman en- campment . The miners ...
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... tain , taking rather a short cut to Knoxville by a horse path , which passes by Brainerd , one of the mis sionary settlements among the Che- rokees . We began to aseend the Cumber- land mountain on the 30th , about noon . After riding ...
... tain , taking rather a short cut to Knoxville by a horse path , which passes by Brainerd , one of the mis sionary settlements among the Che- rokees . We began to aseend the Cumber- land mountain on the 30th , about noon . After riding ...
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... tain doctrines which others may have been long identifying with Chris- tianity ; how shall we gain a hearing from prejudiced judges , against the very prejudice they are most fondly cherishing ? It is clear that peace on such terms will ...
... tain doctrines which others may have been long identifying with Chris- tianity ; how shall we gain a hearing from prejudiced judges , against the very prejudice they are most fondly cherishing ? It is clear that peace on such terms will ...
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Page 166 - ... among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind,; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Page 149 - Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it, 45 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
Page 611 - Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to hearken than the fat of rams.
Page 16 - He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar ; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
Page 186 - Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong ; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work...
Page 611 - God ; and I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them : and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them to do them good ; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
Page 14 - Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.
Page 251 - Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Page 182 - For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men : as free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
Page 529 - That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed...