The Genius and Design of the Domestic Constitution, with Its Untransferable Obligations and Peculiar Advantages |
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... witness , as well as the most ancient , to whom we can refer . He and his friends will shew , that though the corruption of idolatry might have in- fected the progenitors of Abraham , the Gentile world , 30 DOMESTIC CONNEXIONS .
... witness , as well as the most ancient , to whom we can refer . He and his friends will shew , that though the corruption of idolatry might have in- fected the progenitors of Abraham , the Gentile world , 30 DOMESTIC CONNEXIONS .
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... shew , how , though the visitation should fall upon even the third or fourth generation , it has been all along a punishment chiefly , and in many cases solely , to the original offender . case . This may seem at first strange , but it ...
... shew , how , though the visitation should fall upon even the third or fourth generation , it has been all along a punishment chiefly , and in many cases solely , to the original offender . case . This may seem at first strange , but it ...
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... thou hast dreamed ? Shall I , and thy mother , and thy brethren , indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth ? " Yet Joseph lived to shew the old man how all this might be true , and THE DOMESTIC CONSTITUTION . 75.
... thou hast dreamed ? Shall I , and thy mother , and thy brethren , indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth ? " Yet Joseph lived to shew the old man how all this might be true , and THE DOMESTIC CONSTITUTION . 75.
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... shews the high regard which he entertained for these his pa- rents . Concealing himself from Saul in the cave of Adullam , he felt in the greatest extremity . Appeal- ing to God , he exclaimed , " They have prepared a net for my steps ...
... shews the high regard which he entertained for these his pa- rents . Concealing himself from Saul in the cave of Adullam , he felt in the greatest extremity . Appeal- ing to God , he exclaimed , " They have prepared a net for my steps ...
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... shew- ing unto Israel . " SOLOMON . - Among the characters in Scripture con- spicuous for greatness of mind , another individual , equally remarkable for political wisdom , and for ge- neral as well as religious knowledge , must not be ...
... shew- ing unto Israel . " SOLOMON . - Among the characters in Scripture con- spicuous for greatness of mind , another individual , equally remarkable for political wisdom , and for ge- neral as well as religious knowledge , must not be ...
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Page 354 - And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
Page 234 - And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Page 84 - Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Page 42 - Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Page 381 - And when the Chief Priests and Scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David...
Page 98 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Page 54 - And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
Page 375 - Incline your ear, and come unto me : hear, and your soul shall live ; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
Page 99 - I shall also carry with me the hope that my country will never cease to view them with indulgence, and that after forty-five years of my life dedicated to its service, with an upright zeal, the faults of incompetent abilities will be consigned to oblivion, as myself must soon be to the mansions of rest.
Page 280 - Howbeit, Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.