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... means prudent to neglect such as those of Campbell and Fenelon . Fourthly , the style in which some of these treatises are writ- ten is a sufficient reason for presenting and earnestly commend- ing them to our clergy . The language of ...
... means prudent to neglect such as those of Campbell and Fenelon . Fourthly , the style in which some of these treatises are writ- ten is a sufficient reason for presenting and earnestly commend- ing them to our clergy . The language of ...
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... means ? Why praise virtue in the general and contemn it in its brightest particular ? Our manufacturers say , that the preaching of the Gospel makes better cotton - spinners ; our landlords , that it makes better tenants ; our ...
... means ? Why praise virtue in the general and contemn it in its brightest particular ? Our manufacturers say , that the preaching of the Gospel makes better cotton - spinners ; our landlords , that it makes better tenants ; our ...
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... means of a single preacher , who knows but some one may be an instrument of interminable good to a hundred more ; may be a Fuller , or a Payson , or a Harlan Page , or a Mrs. Judson ? Is it not a moderate cal- culation , that a hundred ...
... means of a single preacher , who knows but some one may be an instrument of interminable good to a hundred more ; may be a Fuller , or a Payson , or a Harlan Page , or a Mrs. Judson ? Is it not a moderate cal- culation , that a hundred ...
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... means . From the laws of our nature , that a sentiment once communicated to the soul is never wholly effaced ; that it cannot be confined to the spirit which still retains it , but will be expressed in varied forms , sometimes without ...
... means . From the laws of our nature , that a sentiment once communicated to the soul is never wholly effaced ; that it cannot be confined to the spirit which still retains it , but will be expressed in varied forms , sometimes without ...
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... means of suggestion , and is witnessed by men of ex- cited , quick - moving sensibilities . The preacher stands like one insulated and charged with the electric fluid ; the touch is now startling , which a few minutes ago was like the ...
... means of suggestion , and is witnessed by men of ex- cited , quick - moving sensibilities . The preacher stands like one insulated and charged with the electric fluid ; the touch is now startling , which a few minutes ago was like the ...
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