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... True , such men might , if the God of peace would permit it , be butchered in cold blood ; but there could be no war , no mutual butchery . Yet these sects are men of like passions with ourselves ; and , if they have been trained to ...
... True , such men might , if the God of peace would permit it , be butchered in cold blood ; but there could be no war , no mutual butchery . Yet these sects are men of like passions with ourselves ; and , if they have been trained to ...
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... true conception of the miseries usually en- dured on such occasions . On the morning of the eighth of January , the officer above referred to saw three companies of soldiers , about two hundred and forty in number , advancing on the ...
... true conception of the miseries usually en- dured on such occasions . On the morning of the eighth of January , the officer above referred to saw three companies of soldiers , about two hundred and forty in number , advancing on the ...
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... true that gray hairs are brought down with sorrow to the grave . But how much greater is their grief , when the victim of war , whose death they lament , was adorned not only with the graces of form , but with every 42 INFLUENCE OF WAR.
... true that gray hairs are brought down with sorrow to the grave . But how much greater is their grief , when the victim of war , whose death they lament , was adorned not only with the graces of form , but with every 42 INFLUENCE OF WAR.
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... true , that the soldiers on the parliament or commonwealth side fought and prayed at the same time , with the sword in one hand , and the Bible in the other . It is a fact , probably without a parallel in the history of war , that early ...
... true , that the soldiers on the parliament or commonwealth side fought and prayed at the same time , with the sword in one hand , and the Bible in the other . It is a fact , probably without a parallel in the history of war , that early ...
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... true that the military life has , in itself con- sidered , a pernicious tendency . The appropriate busi- ness of the soldier is bloodshed , the taking away of human life . But this sanguinary business , whatever plausible reasons may ...
... true that the military life has , in itself con- sidered , a pernicious tendency . The appropriate busi- ness of the soldier is bloodshed , the taking away of human life . But this sanguinary business , whatever plausible reasons may ...
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Page 125 - And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Page 117 - Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, "Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment." But I say unto you that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, "Raca," shall be in danger of the council.
Page 155 - Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
Page 102 - And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Page 62 - ... that comes from abroad, or is grown at home — taxes on the raw material — taxes on every fresh value that is added to...
Page 102 - But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
Page 115 - Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any : even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Page 108 - ... he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, THOU SHALT NOT KILL, THOU SHALT NOT STEAL, THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, THOU SHALT NOT COVET; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF. Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Page 129 - The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Page 154 - And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way and came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.