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... nism , which on all sides have been multiplied . I have never seen or heard a correct state- ment of the Calvinistic system from an oppo- nent . Consult almost any oracle of opposition as to 28 CAUSES OF SCEPTICISM .
... nism , which on all sides have been multiplied . I have never seen or heard a correct state- ment of the Calvinistic system from an oppo- nent . Consult almost any oracle of opposition as to 28 CAUSES OF SCEPTICISM .
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... ment the constraining force relaxes . If wrested , it requires too much watching , and holding wrong , to consist with convenience and comfort ; for though with great effort it may be stretched upon the rack , and compelled to prophesy ...
... ment the constraining force relaxes . If wrested , it requires too much watching , and holding wrong , to consist with convenience and comfort ; for though with great effort it may be stretched upon the rack , and compelled to prophesy ...
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Lyman Beecher. and borrows again , and repeats the loan , till repay- ment becomes impossible and at length detection and shame burst upon him . And now his char- acter is gone , his prospects in life are blasted , and he becomes ...
Lyman Beecher. and borrows again , and repeats the loan , till repay- ment becomes impossible and at length detection and shame burst upon him . And now his char- acter is gone , his prospects in life are blasted , and he becomes ...
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... by reading and prayer , and efforts to feel right , there would seem to be a necessity of referring the mind also to the elementary E principles of accountability and moral govern- ment . These are REMEDY OF SCEPTICISM . 49.
... by reading and prayer , and efforts to feel right , there would seem to be a necessity of referring the mind also to the elementary E principles of accountability and moral govern- ment . These are REMEDY OF SCEPTICISM . 49.
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Lyman Beecher. principles of accountability and moral govern- ment . These are the pillars of the temple , without which , it is but a heap of splendid ruins ; and no one can be conversant with scep- tical minds and not perceive their ...
Lyman Beecher. principles of accountability and moral govern- ment . These are the pillars of the temple , without which , it is but a heap of splendid ruins ; and no one can be conversant with scep- tical minds and not perceive their ...
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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.