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Page 5
... the purest , the most virtuous of womankind , a mother's pride and a
household's honour , must be saved , as the vilest outcast is saved — as a brand
plucked out of the fire , or he of whom God said , “ Take away the filthy garments
from him .
... the purest , the most virtuous of womankind , a mother's pride and a
household's honour , must be saved , as the vilest outcast is saved — as a brand
plucked out of the fire , or he of whom God said , “ Take away the filthy garments
from him .
Page 13
No change to a condition however lofty — no elevation from the lowest obscurity
to the highest honour , from abject poverty to the greatest affluence , adequately
represents the difference between the state of sin in which grace finds us , and ...
No change to a condition however lofty — no elevation from the lowest obscurity
to the highest honour , from abject poverty to the greatest affluence , adequately
represents the difference between the state of sin in which grace finds us , and ...
Page 69
... crowd as great , presents another spectacle . The stage , the actors , the voices
, are the same ; but the drama , if I may so speak , how different ! This brief act of
honour and duty , homage and triumph , is closely followed by an awful tragedy .
... crowd as great , presents another spectacle . The stage , the actors , the voices
, are the same ; but the drama , if I may so speak , how different ! This brief act of
honour and duty , homage and triumph , is closely followed by an awful tragedy .
Page 73
... ago , wrenched from the grasp of a poor popish bigot ; and his successor was
borne to the vacant throne on the arms of a people , who , to their everlasting
honour , considered crowned heads less sacred than their liberties and religion .
... ago , wrenched from the grasp of a poor popish bigot ; and his successor was
borne to the vacant throne on the arms of a people , who , to their everlasting
honour , considered crowned heads less sacred than their liberties and religion .
Page 135
The thief — the mean , sneaking , pilfering thief - that steals my money , is a man
of honour compared with him who steals a woman's virtue , and robs a
household of its peace . ( 3. ) Some are slaves of drunkenness . Of all slavery this
is the ...
The thief — the mean , sneaking , pilfering thief - that steals my money , is a man
of honour compared with him who steals a woman's virtue , and robs a
household of its peace . ( 3. ) Some are slaves of drunkenness . Of all slavery this
is the ...
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| Title | Christ and the Inheritance of the Saints: Illustrated in a Series of Discourses from the Colossians |
| Author | Thomas Guthrie |
| Publisher | Adam and Charles Black, 1858 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 14 Jun 2016 |
| Length | 385 pages |
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