Sunday Afternoon, Volume 2E.F. Merriam, 1878 |
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... moral character , in order to survive . No man , whatever his liberty , can do everything he wishes in the world , and yet expect to prosper . He is in the midst of a vast system of eternal laws , and he can succeed only as he conforms ...
... moral character , in order to survive . No man , whatever his liberty , can do everything he wishes in the world , and yet expect to prosper . He is in the midst of a vast system of eternal laws , and he can succeed only as he conforms ...
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... moral character , or it cannot long prosper . And along the shores of time , thicker than the broken hulks of unseaworthy ships that fringe the Atlantic coast , lie for our warning the wrecks of nations that un- dertook to be wiser than ...
... moral character , or it cannot long prosper . And along the shores of time , thicker than the broken hulks of unseaworthy ships that fringe the Atlantic coast , lie for our warning the wrecks of nations that un- dertook to be wiser than ...
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... Morals , " The Truth about Bar- bara Fritchie , " and " The Lake Dwellings of Switzerland , " most of which either contained ... moral or religious point of view , as our readers know that they always are in SUNDAY AFTERNOON ; generally ...
... Morals , " The Truth about Bar- bara Fritchie , " and " The Lake Dwellings of Switzerland , " most of which either contained ... moral or religious point of view , as our readers know that they always are in SUNDAY AFTERNOON ; generally ...
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... moral judgments . Against this fatal error the severest words of Jesus were spoken . Upon the " blind guides " who so grievously distorted the truth of God- who made so much of technicalities and so little of the supreme interests of ...
... moral judgments . Against this fatal error the severest words of Jesus were spoken . Upon the " blind guides " who so grievously distorted the truth of God- who made so much of technicalities and so little of the supreme interests of ...
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... moral law becomes only the sublimation of physical experiences . Now when we come to strike out of the popular literature the elements that have been contributed by the belief in the existence of a moral law outside of and above the ...
... moral law becomes only the sublimation of physical experiences . Now when we come to strike out of the popular literature the elements that have been contributed by the belief in the existence of a moral law outside of and above the ...
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Page 424 - The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream : and he that hath my word let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat ? saith the Lord. Is not my word like as a fire ? saith the Lord ; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces ? Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my words, every one from his neighbour.
Page 275 - A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Page 422 - But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak : for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
Page 139 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me," even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and...
Page 63 - I therefore beg leave to move that, henceforth, prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessings on our deliberations, be held in this assembly every morning before we proceed to business, and that one or more of the clergy of this city be requested to officiate in that service.
Page 184 - And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads ; and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Page 220 - And again I say unto you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Page 489 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils ; speaking lies in hypocrisy ; having their conscience seared with a hot iron ; forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
Page 32 - The rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the rose, The moon doth with delight Look round her when the heavens are bare ; Waters on a starry night Are beautiful and fair ; The sunshine is a glorious birth ; But yet I know, where'er I go, That there hath passed away a glory from the earth.
Page 205 - About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation ; and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.