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... hold the balance even against fear and diversions of interest or passion , without motive ? As well might morality be reconciled with total irresponsibility of action , as an enlightened and correct belief . The demand of evidence on ...
... hold the balance even against fear and diversions of interest or passion , without motive ? As well might morality be reconciled with total irresponsibility of action , as an enlightened and correct belief . The demand of evidence on ...
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... hold promiscuous intercourse , and eat , and drink , and propagate , and die . The property of the world is to become a common stock , to which each is to contribute , by his labor , and from which he is to receive his rations of food ...
... hold promiscuous intercourse , and eat , and drink , and propagate , and die . The property of the world is to become a common stock , to which each is to contribute , by his labor , and from which he is to receive his rations of food ...
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... holds back the heady and high - minded , and whose cords bring out of the vortex the ship- wrecked mariner , after the last strand of every other cable is parted - these political Vandals would dismantle . The fire on its altars they ...
... holds back the heady and high - minded , and whose cords bring out of the vortex the ship- wrecked mariner , after the last strand of every other cable is parted - these political Vandals would dismantle . The fire on its altars they ...
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... hold the conscience of the nation by the power of habit and the ' terrors of eternity ? " To them it was no more alarming than the mild cloud of even- ing . But soon it blackened the heavens , and poured down desolation . The mining to ...
... hold the conscience of the nation by the power of habit and the ' terrors of eternity ? " To them it was no more alarming than the mild cloud of even- ing . But soon it blackened the heavens , and poured down desolation . The mining to ...
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... hold up the sluggish mass , while a single hand may suffice to cut the cord , and let it thun- der back upon destruction . A well tuned orches- tra , and a harmonious choir , demand science and skill , while a fool can put the ...
... hold up the sluggish mass , while a single hand may suffice to cut the cord , and let it thun- der back upon destruction . A well tuned orches- tra , and a harmonious choir , demand science and skill , while a fool can put the ...
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Page 147 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me," even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and...
Page 73 - For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Page 8 - Saviour ; knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying ; Where is the promise of his coming ? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Page 8 - The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
Page 98 - Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Page 26 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people...
Page 146 - For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
Page 159 - If you thus behave yourselves, and so become a terror to evil doers and a praise to them that do well...
Page 7 - Chap. iii. know also, that in the last -*- days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of GOD ; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof : from such turn away.
Page 150 - This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.