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... instruction . Yet twice in his ministry a peculiar solemnity pervaded his parish . In the earlier part of his life , he encountered difficulties among his people , -when he died , there was not a more united parish in the state . He was ...
... instruction . Yet twice in his ministry a peculiar solemnity pervaded his parish . In the earlier part of his life , he encountered difficulties among his people , -when he died , there was not a more united parish in the state . He was ...
Page vii
... instruction increased by delight . He riveted attention to his theme ; the friends of truth were confirmed in their views , and those who rejected his arguments , acknowledged his power . His style was vivid ; abounding in expressions ...
... instruction increased by delight . He riveted attention to his theme ; the friends of truth were confirmed in their views , and those who rejected his arguments , acknowledged his power . His style was vivid ; abounding in expressions ...
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... instruction and despised reproof . Had we been wise ; had we listened to parents and ministers , we had not come to this place of torment . " On the other hand are seen the smiles of peace and cheerfulness , of hope and joy . Were a ...
... instruction and despised reproof . Had we been wise ; had we listened to parents and ministers , we had not come to this place of torment . " On the other hand are seen the smiles of peace and cheerfulness , of hope and joy . Were a ...
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... instruction , have mankind ever conceived just ideas of the Divine Being ? Which is the nation , learned or unlearned ; who is the profound sage , what is his name , who has . entertained consistent ideas of the holiness , the jus- tice ...
... instruction , have mankind ever conceived just ideas of the Divine Being ? Which is the nation , learned or unlearned ; who is the profound sage , what is his name , who has . entertained consistent ideas of the holiness , the jus- tice ...
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... instructions to establish a rational or decorous mode of worship . In no other country was one God alone the object of worship ; in no other country was one national altar erected ; in no other country was one precise ritual established ...
... instructions to establish a rational or decorous mode of worship . In no other country was one God alone the object of worship ; in no other country was one national altar erected ; in no other country was one precise ritual established ...
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Page 332 - So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? if the Lord be God, follow him : but if Baal then follow him.
Page 387 - Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Page 6 - And he -shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off ; and they shall -beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks : nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall -sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree ; and none shall make them afraid : for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.
Page 6 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Page 81 - Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes...
Page 41 - Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was an hungered and ye gave me no meat ; I was thirsty and ye gave me no drink ; I was a stranger and ye took me not in ; naked and ye clothed me not ; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Page 83 - And Mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire ; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
Page 257 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 82 - But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
Page 107 - For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him ; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.