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... follow , however , that all signs are equally appropriate and if it be suggested that this was the primary purpose of the great objects of the natural world , or indeed entered into their original purpose at all , common sense begins to ...
... follow , however , that all signs are equally appropriate and if it be suggested that this was the primary purpose of the great objects of the natural world , or indeed entered into their original purpose at all , common sense begins to ...
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... follow her . And as it is with Nature , so is it also with the Bible . It , too , is a Divine revelation , a far higher and grander revelation than Nature , be- cause it is a revelation of redemption and res- toration to fallen humanity ...
... follow her . And as it is with Nature , so is it also with the Bible . It , too , is a Divine revelation , a far higher and grander revelation than Nature , be- cause it is a revelation of redemption and res- toration to fallen humanity ...
Page 53
... follow hard after God . ' Their life of faith and love may be real , but it is not strong , and little wonder ! for it is very poorly nourished with the bread of life which came down from heaven . Christ is that bread , THE DIVINE ...
... follow hard after God . ' Their life of faith and love may be real , but it is not strong , and little wonder ! for it is very poorly nourished with the bread of life which came down from heaven . Christ is that bread , THE DIVINE ...
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... follow after the frivolous , exhausting , and corrupting pleasures of the world , when such scenes of wonder and beneficence are so lavishly spread out everywhere around them ? The arti- ficial excitements so eagerly pursued by multi ...
... follow after the frivolous , exhausting , and corrupting pleasures of the world , when such scenes of wonder and beneficence are so lavishly spread out everywhere around them ? The arti- ficial excitements so eagerly pursued by multi ...
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... follow this method . It is very difficult for a poor ignorant person to apprehend the gospel when put before him in a purely doctrinal and spiritual form ; but let the preacher link the truth to its symbol , with which his hearer is ...
... follow this method . It is very difficult for a poor ignorant person to apprehend the gospel when put before him in a purely doctrinal and spiritual form ; but let the preacher link the truth to its symbol , with which his hearer is ...
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