The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and Peace |
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... spirit of the Christian religion would exert its influence over the hearts of individuals in their public capacity , as much as , we trust , it does over their conduct in private life ! there would be no war . When the spirit of ...
... spirit of the Christian religion would exert its influence over the hearts of individuals in their public capacity , as much as , we trust , it does over their conduct in private life ! there would be no war . When the spirit of ...
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... spirits above are its deeply interested patrons ; God himself has taken it under his special care , and promised it ... spirit and sentiments of these extracts into the people of Christendom ; and you work such a change in public ...
... spirits above are its deeply interested patrons ; God himself has taken it under his special care , and promised it ... spirit and sentiments of these extracts into the people of Christendom ; and you work such a change in public ...
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... spirit is essentially pagan still ; and its laws every where re- quire soldiers to obey their officers rather than God him- self . Does it not thus dethrone Jehovah from the hearts of an army ? Are not soldiers notorious for their ...
... spirit is essentially pagan still ; and its laws every where re- quire soldiers to obey their officers rather than God him- self . Does it not thus dethrone Jehovah from the hearts of an army ? Are not soldiers notorious for their ...
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... spirit ? What ! burn villages , plunder cities , butcher men , women and children , send thousands at once into eternity in unforgiven guilt , all from motives acceptable to a God of peace and love ! A Christian way to do such things ...
... spirit ? What ! burn villages , plunder cities , butcher men , women and children , send thousands at once into eternity in unforgiven guilt , all from motives acceptable to a God of peace and love ! A Christian way to do such things ...
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... spirit of free in- quiry , and the wide diffusion of knowledge through presses , and pulpits , and schools ; -the disposition to force old usages , institutions and opinions through the severest ordeals ; the various improvements which ...
... spirit of free in- quiry , and the wide diffusion of knowledge through presses , and pulpits , and schools ; -the disposition to force old usages , institutions and opinions through the severest ordeals ; the various improvements which ...
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AMERICAN PEACE SOCIETY Apostles argument arms army battle bayonet benevolence blessing blood cause of peace century character Chris Christ Christendom Christian church civil common crime custom dead death defence destroy disputes duty earth enemies England Europe evil father favor fight fire forbearance France French friends of peace glory gospel Greece hands heart heathen heaven honor horrors human hundred idolatry individuals influence justice kill land lawfulness of war less lives mankind mass means ment military millions mind misery missionaries Moloch moral murder Napoleon nations nature navy never object officer pacific pagan passions perish precepts Prince of Peace principles profession punishment Quakers reason religion religion of peace Resist not evil rulers Russia savage says sentiment ships slaughter soldiers soul Spain spirit suffering sword Tatian TERTULLIAN thing thou thousand tion truth violence virtue war-system warrior wars whole wounded wrong