The Moral Probe: Or, One Hundred and Two Essays on the Nature of Men and Things |
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Page 11
... Christian churches . In what is necessary for the salvation of the soul , they are all right . Different sects of Christians , are like the children of one father ; each has a different Christian name , but all belong to the same family ...
... Christian churches . In what is necessary for the salvation of the soul , they are all right . Different sects of Christians , are like the children of one father ; each has a different Christian name , but all belong to the same family ...
Page 19
... Christians do the best , whose yoke is easy and burden light . He worships this world , but repudiates all its pleasures . He endures all the miseries of poverty through life , that he may die in the midst of wealth . He is the mere ...
... Christians do the best , whose yoke is easy and burden light . He worships this world , but repudiates all its pleasures . He endures all the miseries of poverty through life , that he may die in the midst of wealth . He is the mere ...
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... Christian in panoply complete- snatches from death its poisoned sting , from the grave its boasted victory , and points the soul to its crowning glory - a blissful immortality beyond the skies . BENEVOLENCE . Soft peace it brings ...
... Christian in panoply complete- snatches from death its poisoned sting , from the grave its boasted victory , and points the soul to its crowning glory - a blissful immortality beyond the skies . BENEVOLENCE . Soft peace it brings ...
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... Christian , be humble , meek , fervent , sincere , earnest , affectionate , and short . Let the sermons of ministers be nothing but Jesus Christ , and him crucified , and short . They may then be profitable ; because pure , simple , and ...
... Christian , be humble , meek , fervent , sincere , earnest , affectionate , and short . Let the sermons of ministers be nothing but Jesus Christ , and him crucified , and short . They may then be profitable ; because pure , simple , and ...
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... violated by our federal head . It is placed at the head of all the Christian virtues by St. Paul , the ablest divine that ever graced a pulpit or wielded a pen . It is the substratum of philanthropy , the brightest star in CALUMNY . 27.
... violated by our federal head . It is placed at the head of all the Christian virtues by St. Paul , the ablest divine that ever graced a pulpit or wielded a pen . It is the substratum of philanthropy , the brightest star in CALUMNY . 27.
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