The Contemporary Review, Volume 28A. Strahan, 1876 - Literature |
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Page 95
... spirit of those by whom the fabric was first reared . We wish to give people a more intelligent idea of the Bible , to dispel or modify superstitious fancies which interfere with its true influence and use , but not rudely to disturb ...
... spirit of those by whom the fabric was first reared . We wish to give people a more intelligent idea of the Bible , to dispel or modify superstitious fancies which interfere with its true influence and use , but not rudely to disturb ...
Page 116
... spirit of Christian love manifested itself in organizations for the relief of the poor , the cure of the sick , and the mitigation of the horrors of slavery and war . The spirit of philanthropy , intro- duced as a vital principle into ...
... spirit of Christian love manifested itself in organizations for the relief of the poor , the cure of the sick , and the mitigation of the horrors of slavery and war . The spirit of philanthropy , intro- duced as a vital principle into ...
Page 119
... spirit of the time . " Yet once more I will shake not the earth only but also heaven , that those things which cannot be shaken may remain . ” The main battle between science and religion has already been fought and won ; the authority ...
... spirit of the time . " Yet once more I will shake not the earth only but also heaven , that those things which cannot be shaken may remain . ” The main battle between science and religion has already been fought and won ; the authority ...
Page 121
... spirit as the needle trembles till it finds the pole ; Once thy will with God's is blended , then at last the strife ... spirit which they bow to , bows itself to one above , There is peace and love . " This intense realization of the ...
... spirit as the needle trembles till it finds the pole ; Once thy will with God's is blended , then at last the strife ... spirit which they bow to , bows itself to one above , There is peace and love . " This intense realization of the ...
Page 122
... Spirit of God bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God . If this fail , " The pillared firmament is rottenness , And earth's base built on stubble . " Again , there is no stronger principle in the human 122 THE ...
... Spirit of God bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God . If this fail , " The pillared firmament is rottenness , And earth's base built on stubble . " Again , there is no stronger principle in the human 122 THE ...
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Page 911 - If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Page 741 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees ; Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Page 225 - Verily I say unto you. Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
Page 225 - And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them ? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
Page 925 - Not mine own fears, nor the prophetic soul Of the wide world dreaming on things to come, Can yet the lease of my true love control, Supposed as forfeit to a confined doom.
Page 911 - Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
Page 512 - ... pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as to determine what we shall do. On the one hand the standard of right and wrong, on the other the chain of causes and effects, are fastened to their throne. They govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think; every effort we can make to throw off our subjection will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.
Page 912 - Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be : Why then should we desire to be deceived?
Page 109 - It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, That thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Page 511 - Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure.