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... remaining case there will be found a kind and Christian spirit , such as an Apostle would enjoin , and a martyr breathe . OFFICE OF THE AM . PEACE Soc . , BOSTON , JULY 1845 . G. C. B. CONTENTS . No. 1. - Cause of Peace , 1 4 PREFACE .
... remaining case there will be found a kind and Christian spirit , such as an Apostle would enjoin , and a martyr breathe . OFFICE OF THE AM . PEACE Soc . , BOSTON , JULY 1845 . G. C. B. CONTENTS . No. 1. - Cause of Peace , 1 4 PREFACE .
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... spirit is pre- dominant , they are forced into the army and navy at the pleasure of their rulers , and doomed to all the hardships , perils , and sufferings of war , with little or no hope of re- lease till death . Do you know how ...
... spirit is pre- dominant , they are forced into the army and navy at the pleasure of their rulers , and doomed to all the hardships , perils , and sufferings of war , with little or no hope of re- lease till death . Do you know how ...
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... spirit of the Christian religion would exert its influence over the hearts of individuals in their public capacity , as much as , we trust , it does over their conduct in private life ! Then there would be no war . When the spirit of ...
... spirit of the Christian religion would exert its influence over the hearts of individuals in their public capacity , as much as , we trust , it does over their conduct in private life ! Then there would be no war . When the spirit of ...
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... spirits above are its deeply interested patrons ; God himself has taken it under his special care , and promised it ... spirit and sentiments of these extracts into the people of Christendom ; and you work such a change in public ...
... spirits above are its deeply interested patrons ; God himself has taken it under his special care , and promised it ... spirit and sentiments of these extracts into the people of Christendom ; and you work such a change in public ...
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... spirit is essentially pagan still ; and its laws every where re- quire soldiers to obey their officers rather than God him- self . Does it not thus dethrone Jehovah from the hearts of an army ? Are not soldiers notorious for their ...
... spirit is essentially pagan still ; and its laws every where re- quire soldiers to obey their officers rather than God him- self . Does it not thus dethrone Jehovah from the hearts of an army ? Are not soldiers notorious for their ...
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