Lectures on Christian CharacterAllen, Morrill & Wardwell, 1846 - 468 pages |
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... give to God a ransom for him , that he should be liberated from the grave , and not see corruption . Thus is it certain , not only , that we shall die , but that death will close forever our earthly existence . Thus far knowledge ...
... give to God a ransom for him , that he should be liberated from the grave , and not see corruption . Thus is it certain , not only , that we shall die , but that death will close forever our earthly existence . Thus far knowledge ...
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... give a new aspect to this dreary scene . We should remember , that the nature and properties of matter and mind are entirely distinct and altogether different from each other ; that the changes in the one , therefore , give us no clue ...
... give a new aspect to this dreary scene . We should remember , that the nature and properties of matter and mind are entirely distinct and altogether different from each other ; that the changes in the one , therefore , give us no clue ...
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... give no account , nor form any abstract and positive conception ; and yet we can have no doubt of its existence . The result of an inquiry into the nature of spirit , or immaterial substance , would be precisely the same . Let any one ...
... give no account , nor form any abstract and positive conception ; and yet we can have no doubt of its existence . The result of an inquiry into the nature of spirit , or immaterial substance , would be precisely the same . Let any one ...
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... have not sufficient ingenuity to give even a false reason for their conduct , have acted on the li- centious maxim , to which this sophistical argument leads ; and reckless of consequences , in spite of THE SCRIPTURES A SURE GUIDE . 31.
... have not sufficient ingenuity to give even a false reason for their conduct , have acted on the li- centious maxim , to which this sophistical argument leads ; and reckless of consequences , in spite of THE SCRIPTURES A SURE GUIDE . 31.
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... give rise to emotion , were de- signed , not to direct and govern , but to stimulate and propel to action , under the direction of some higher power , some safer guide . This , they think , they find in conscience , or what is sometimes ...
... give rise to emotion , were de- signed , not to direct and govern , but to stimulate and propel to action , under the direction of some higher power , some safer guide . This , they think , they find in conscience , or what is sometimes ...
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Page 73 - And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there : save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Page 405 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ; according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love ; having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will...
Page 192 - Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the THE WOMAN OP SAMARIA.
Page 185 - Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended : but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Page 19 - IT must be so — Plato, thou reason'st well ! — Else whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortality ? Or whence this secret dread, and inward horror, Of falling into nought ? why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man.
Page 186 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep : so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Page 192 - But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth : for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
Page 454 - Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: 3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 206 - And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty ; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Page 185 - And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end ; that ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.