The Duties of Religion and Morality: As Inculcated in the Holy Scriptures , with Preliminary and Occasional Observations

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W. Alexander, 1812 - Christian life - 184 pages

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Page 164 - and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it» pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. He that walketh with wise men, shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth
Page 164 - to the Corinthians: •' I have written unto you, not to keep company : if any man that is called a brother, be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one, no not to eat.
Page 28 - and yet I say unto you, that Solomon, in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Page 29 - and my spirit was overwhelmed. Will the Lord cast off for ever? will he be favourable no more ? is his mercy clean gone for ever ? doth his promise fail for evermore ? hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies?
Page 16 - six days the Lord made Heaven and Earlh, the Sea, and; all that in them is, and rested the seventh., day : wherefore the Lord blessed the Seventh Day and hallowed it." V. " Honour thy father and thy mother, , that
Page 37 - Let all the earth fear the Lord^ Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. The Lord reigueth, let the people tremble. He sitteth between the Cherubim, let the earth be moved.
Page 45 - feet upon a rock, and established my goings; and he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God. Many shall see .it and fear, and shall trust in
Page 90 - not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother. Thou shall surely give him ; and thy heart .shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him, because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works,
Page 110 - yea, all of you be- subject one to another; and be clothed with Humility; for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace .to the humble. Humble • yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand
Page 91 - the insinuations of his mistaken friends, shows the high estimation in which he held this virtue: " If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have ' caused the eyes of the widow to fail; or have eaten my morsel

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