Conversations with Children on the Gospels, Volume 1Amos Bronson Alcott J. Munroe, 1836 - Religion |
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... wrong , and that is my soul . Lucy . I have proof , but I cannot express it . EMMA . I knew before I was asked . MR . ALCOTT . It is a sentiment with you and Lucy . JOSIAH . Self - government . * EDWARD J. Conscience . ( Some other ...
... wrong , and that is my soul . Lucy . I have proof , but I cannot express it . EMMA . I knew before I was asked . MR . ALCOTT . It is a sentiment with you and Lucy . JOSIAH . Self - government . * EDWARD J. Conscience . ( Some other ...
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... wrong , it comes out and makes us ashamed to show our face . ( See Note 6. ) WILLIAM B. The senses are made so that your spirit , and soul , and mind , may get knowledge , and be kept alive ; for if you had no senses you could not be ...
... wrong , it comes out and makes us ashamed to show our face . ( See Note 6. ) WILLIAM B. The senses are made so that your spirit , and soul , and mind , may get knowledge , and be kept alive ; for if you had no senses you could not be ...
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... wrong ? SEVERAL . Yes ; conscience . MR . ALCOTT . How many of you have this inward , this spiritual sense of right and wrong ? ( A pause . ) ( See Note 8. ) MR . ALCOTT . Yesterday one of the boys behaved wrong and was punished . When ...
... wrong ? SEVERAL . Yes ; conscience . MR . ALCOTT . How many of you have this inward , this spiritual sense of right and wrong ? ( A pause . ) ( See Note 8. ) MR . ALCOTT . Yesterday one of the boys behaved wrong and was punished . When ...
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... wrong : now , what do you make the stand- ard ? How do you know it is wrong ? CHARLES . By Reason . LEMUEL . No ; Judgment judges . EDWARD J. We measure by the spirit . MR . ALCOTT . what ? What is in the spirit ; a sense of -- LEMUEL ...
... wrong : now , what do you make the stand- ard ? How do you know it is wrong ? CHARLES . By Reason . LEMUEL . No ; Judgment judges . EDWARD J. We measure by the spirit . MR . ALCOTT . what ? What is in the spirit ; a sense of -- LEMUEL ...
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... wrong ; but we can - we ought to be perfect , and so we can be . It would be necessary to be perfect in the first place , to make a world . It was because Jesus was perfect he could work miracles . ( See Note 21. ) — MR . ALCOTT . Could ...
... wrong ; but we can - we ought to be perfect , and so we can be . It would be necessary to be perfect in the first place , to make a world . It was because Jesus was perfect he could work miracles . ( See Note 21. ) — MR . ALCOTT . Could ...
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Alcott asked Alcott read ANDREW angel answer appetites AUGUSTINE baptism baptized beautiful begat believe Bethabara better birth blessed body born called CHARLES child coming conscience conversation devil Divine dreams EDWARD Elisabeth ELLEN emblem EMMA evil eyes faith feel flesh FRANKLIN FREDERIC Genius GEORGE GEORGE K give God's going Gospels hath heart heaven held up hands Herod Holy Ghost Human Idea Incarnation Inspiration Jerusalem Jesus Christ John Joseph JOSIAH Julian Period knew LEMUEL light live Lord LUCIA LUCY Luke MARTHA Mary Maternal Matt mean mind NATHAN Nature Nazareth never NOTE outward things parents perfect Phrenology Plato prophet punished purify RECORDER repentance rose Sacred Text Sadducees SAMUEL senses Son of God soul spirit star suppose tell Temperance temple temptation TEMPTATION OF JESUS tempted thee think Jesus thou thought told truth unto vision Vulgar Æra WILLIAM wisdom wise word worship wrong Zacharias
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Page 67 - But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife ; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
Page 16 - FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word...
Page 16 - It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, 4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed".
Page 55 - He hath filled the hungry with good things ; and the rich He hath sent empty away. He hath holpen His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy ; as He spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
Page 111 - And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem ; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
Page 39 - Fear not, Zacharias : for thy prayer is heard ; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
Page 129 - So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Page 74 - And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (because he was of the house and lineage of David,) to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
Page 61 - That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
Page 54 - And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost...