The Book of Peace: A Collection of Essays on War and Peace |
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... believe , too , that war can be banished entirely from Christian nations ; but we think specific means indispensa- ble for the purpose , and the use of them incumbent on all the inhabitants of Christendom , especially on the professed ...
... believe , too , that war can be banished entirely from Christian nations ; but we think specific means indispensa- ble for the purpose , and the use of them incumbent on all the inhabitants of Christendom , especially on the professed ...
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... believe that those wretched beings are possessed of rational souls , who contend with all the rage of furies ? Robbery , blood , butchery , desola- tion , confound without distinction every thing sacred and profane . " " Behold with the ...
... believe that those wretched beings are possessed of rational souls , who contend with all the rage of furies ? Robbery , blood , butchery , desola- tion , confound without distinction every thing sacred and profane . " " Behold with the ...
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... believe they can be thus persuaded , and will be , under the influences of the gospel rightly applied . But do you still plead for the necessity of war ? Neces- sary for what ? For the gratification of bad passions ? But these passions ...
... believe they can be thus persuaded , and will be , under the influences of the gospel rightly applied . But do you still plead for the necessity of war ? Neces- sary for what ? For the gratification of bad passions ? But these passions ...
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... believe his word . ” Let your heart , Christian , sweetly repose on this delightful scene ; for wearied and harassed you must be with the din of arms , with the sight of slaughter , and the widely extended range of human misery . Turn ...
... believe his word . ” Let your heart , Christian , sweetly repose on this delightful scene ; for wearied and harassed you must be with the din of arms , with the sight of slaughter , and the widely extended range of human misery . Turn ...
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... believe a single day elapsed that punishment by flogging did not take place . At that time there was a custom in the service , directly contrary to law , whereby any officer of the deck could in- flict punishment . This was not with the ...
... believe a single day elapsed that punishment by flogging did not take place . At that time there was a custom in the service , directly contrary to law , whereby any officer of the deck could in- flict punishment . This was not with the ...
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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