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... confidence in the deductions of reason ; less reliance on creeds and confessions and tradition ; less dependence on the judgment of man , and a more simple dependence on the word of God . It is , and it is to be , a great principle in ...
... confidence in the deductions of reason ; less reliance on creeds and confessions and tradition ; less dependence on the judgment of man , and a more simple dependence on the word of God . It is , and it is to be , a great principle in ...
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... confidence ? I suppose that a man who is not a Christian , if called upon to give reasons why he is not , in the public manner in which I am to show why I am , would arrange his thoughts under some such heads as the following : - -the ...
... confidence ? I suppose that a man who is not a Christian , if called upon to give reasons why he is not , in the public manner in which I am to show why I am , would arrange his thoughts under some such heads as the following : - -the ...
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... confidence is to be placed in untried character . We want some evidence which will enable us to judge how a young man will act before we admit him to form a matrimonial connexion with a daughter ; before we entrust him with our keys ...
... confidence is to be placed in untried character . We want some evidence which will enable us to judge how a young man will act before we admit him to form a matrimonial connexion with a daughter ; before we entrust him with our keys ...
Page 89
... confidence until he gives proof of it ; no one is disposed to withhold it when he has furnished that proof . Thus it is everywhere . The man that sows , reaps . The man that labours has a competence ; the idle and dissipated have not ...
... confidence until he gives proof of it ; no one is disposed to withhold it when he has furnished that proof . Thus it is everywhere . The man that sows , reaps . The man that labours has a competence ; the idle and dissipated have not ...
Page 98
... confidence , and that he is qualified for universal empire ; and this is often a more difficult task than it would be to clear away the rubbish from Babylon or Nineveh to find a place to lay a foundation on which to rear a wall or a ...
... confidence , and that he is qualified for universal empire ; and this is often a more difficult task than it would be to clear away the rubbish from Babylon or Nineveh to find a place to lay a foundation on which to rear a wall or a ...
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Page 180 - He that covereth his sins shall not prosper : but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Page 412 - For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
Page 389 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood, up: It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof : an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God ; shall a man be more pure than his maker...
Page 142 - HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Page 185 - He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. 8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Page 240 - Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh ; yea though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
Page 389 - Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his Maker? Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
Page 148 - For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Page 169 - The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me : because the LORD hath anointed me To preach good tidings unto the meek : he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted ; To proclaim liberty to the captives : and the opening of the prison to them that are bound ; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD...
Page 25 - And I saw no temple therein : for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun neither of the moon, to shine in it ; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it : and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.