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... mind and feelings , since I received the appli- cation of the Directors , has precluded all this . Their request for my services on this occasion , found me at the tomb of all that was dearest to me on earth , a situation not very ...
... mind and feelings , since I received the appli- cation of the Directors , has precluded all this . Their request for my services on this occasion , found me at the tomb of all that was dearest to me on earth , a situation not very ...
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... mind , possessing the slightest pretensions to classic taste , can think of his situation amidst such sublime and captivating scenery , without a momentary rapture . Yet there , even there did this accomplished scholar stand as in ...
... mind , possessing the slightest pretensions to classic taste , can think of his situation amidst such sublime and captivating scenery , without a momentary rapture . Yet there , even there did this accomplished scholar stand as in ...
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... mind reposed from eternity , which he seemed in haste to disclose , as soon as the apostacy of man presented an opportunity ; which he loved to talk of to the world by the messages of the prophets , and to exhibit in shadow , by the ...
... mind reposed from eternity , which he seemed in haste to disclose , as soon as the apostacy of man presented an opportunity ; which he loved to talk of to the world by the messages of the prophets , and to exhibit in shadow , by the ...
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... mind is raised above the debasing tyranny of sen- sible objects and sensual gratifications ; by hope , the influ- ence of present and pressing impulse is controled by the prospect of future benefits ; love establishes a law of kind ...
... mind is raised above the debasing tyranny of sen- sible objects and sensual gratifications ; by hope , the influ- ence of present and pressing impulse is controled by the prospect of future benefits ; love establishes a law of kind ...
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... mind , that the doctrine of atonement should be disputed by those who profess to yield assent to the testimony of revelation . Have its oppo- nents ever read with attention the language of St. Paul , " whom God hath set forth to be a ...
... mind , that the doctrine of atonement should be disputed by those who profess to yield assent to the testimony of revelation . Have its oppo- nents ever read with attention the language of St. Paul , " whom God hath set forth to be a ...
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Page 12 - Now is the judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast out; and I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself.
Page 42 - AND after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: for true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Page 9 - ... far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come ; and hath put all things under his feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the Church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
Page 25 - His death and passion: and grant, that the grace of God, which bringeth salvation, may effectually teach and persuade me to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world...
Page 26 - And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
Page 31 - His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Page 15 - And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
Page 24 - Ye men of Israel, hear these words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain...
Page 9 - For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given the Son to have life in himself;" "Father, glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee ; as thou hast given him...
Page 25 - Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.