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Page 49
... evil , it would be a blessing in disguise ; but so deeply rooted is this sys- tem among us , that no sooner is one chain destroyed , than another is manufactured ; an increasing weight is put upon it ; presently , some of its links snap ...
... evil , it would be a blessing in disguise ; but so deeply rooted is this sys- tem among us , that no sooner is one chain destroyed , than another is manufactured ; an increasing weight is put upon it ; presently , some of its links snap ...
Page 55
... evil , and meets , with fortitude and resig- nation , the ills flesh is heir to ; it applies the touch- stone of plain , common sense , aided by Revelation , to every thing ; it is practical in all its operations ; it rigidly tests fine ...
... evil , and meets , with fortitude and resig- nation , the ills flesh is heir to ; it applies the touch- stone of plain , common sense , aided by Revelation , to every thing ; it is practical in all its operations ; it rigidly tests fine ...
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... evil propensities , we are liable to be led captive at their will , and to be hurried on to the abyss of ruin - an end that no man aims at , when he spreads his sails to the breeze of time , and embarks on the ocean of life . Had he ...
... evil propensities , we are liable to be led captive at their will , and to be hurried on to the abyss of ruin - an end that no man aims at , when he spreads his sails to the breeze of time , and embarks on the ocean of life . Had he ...
Page 67
... evil passions ; renders us blind to our own in- terests - deprives us of happiness here , and endangers our future bliss . Many seem to be affected with a kind of delirium , like a person reduced to extreme weakness by disease - imagine ...
... evil passions ; renders us blind to our own in- terests - deprives us of happiness here , and endangers our future bliss . Many seem to be affected with a kind of delirium , like a person reduced to extreme weakness by disease - imagine ...
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... evil , is as wide spread as our country . It is practised from the humblest water craft that floats on our canals - up to the majestic steamboat on our mighty rivers ; from the lowest groggeries that curse the community , up to the most ...
... evil , is as wide spread as our country . It is practised from the humblest water craft that floats on our canals - up to the majestic steamboat on our mighty rivers ; from the lowest groggeries that curse the community , up to the most ...
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