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... that move upon the earth . Ovid , a heathen poet , takes notice of this peculiarity in his description of the creation of man . He says , " When other animals look down towards the earth , man only is 2 REESC THE OF LIBRARY.
... that move upon the earth . Ovid , a heathen poet , takes notice of this peculiarity in his description of the creation of man . He says , " When other animals look down towards the earth , man only is 2 REESC THE OF LIBRARY.
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... say that man is the offspring of God , a ray from the fountain of light , a drop from the ocean of intelligence ... says the Psalmist , " Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels , and hast crowned him with glory and honor ...
... say that man is the offspring of God , a ray from the fountain of light , a drop from the ocean of intelligence ... says the Psalmist , " Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels , and hast crowned him with glory and honor ...
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... say their progress may not be so rapid , I mean with respect to those only , who possess moderate abili- ties ; for as to those of superior powers , they will make much swifter progress by going alone out of the common , beaten track ...
... say their progress may not be so rapid , I mean with respect to those only , who possess moderate abili- ties ; for as to those of superior powers , they will make much swifter progress by going alone out of the common , beaten track ...
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... say , may be taken from your past singular and laudable efforts to cultivate and diffuse useful knowledge in this place . It is now more than thirty years , since this single and then small congre- gation collected a very considerable ...
... say , may be taken from your past singular and laudable efforts to cultivate and diffuse useful knowledge in this place . It is now more than thirty years , since this single and then small congre- gation collected a very considerable ...
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... in order to read to advantage . This will enable you to discover and ascertain the main object of your author , which will be a key to all he says in the various parts and branches of his subject . This will help you to 36 II . SERMON.
... in order to read to advantage . This will enable you to discover and ascertain the main object of your author , which will be a key to all he says in the various parts and branches of his subject . This will help you to 36 II . SERMON.
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Page 483 - Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do ; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him...
Page 480 - And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 432 - Thou shall not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Page 91 - He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
Page 153 - THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, Whose right hand I have holden, To subdue nations before him ; And I will loose the loins of kings, To open before him the two leaved gates; And the gates shall not be shut...
Page 112 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Page 364 - ... backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful ; who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
Page 255 - Although my house be not so with God; yet He hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although He make it not to grow.
Page 352 - The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Page 313 - For who maketh thee to differ from another ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?