An Essay on the Sin and the Evils of Covetousness: And the Happy Effects which Would Flow from a Spirit of Christian Beneficence. Illustrated by a Variety of Facts, Selected from Sacred and Civil History, and Other DocumentsRobinson, Pratt, 1836 - 318 pagina's |
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Pagina 13
... rope , and throughout the greater part of the widely extended Roman Empire , where the abominations of Pagan Idolatry had , for ages , debased and demoralized the minds of men . The darkness of heathenism be- 2 INTRODUCTION.
... rope , and throughout the greater part of the widely extended Roman Empire , where the abominations of Pagan Idolatry had , for ages , debased and demoralized the minds of men . The darkness of heathenism be- 2 INTRODUCTION.
Pagina 14
... minds of men . The darkness of heathenism be- gan gradually to vanish before the light of the " Sun of Righteousness , " and a new and happier era appeared to dawn upon the world . The influence of Christian principle was felt in all ...
... minds of men . The darkness of heathenism be- gan gradually to vanish before the light of the " Sun of Righteousness , " and a new and happier era appeared to dawn upon the world . The influence of Christian principle was felt in all ...
Pagina 20
... mind . 3. It operates most frequently for the purpose of gratifying sensual propensities - displaying elegance in dress and furniture , and giving scope to a spirit of pride and ambition . In these , and many other 20 DISPOSITION OR ...
... mind . 3. It operates most frequently for the purpose of gratifying sensual propensities - displaying elegance in dress and furniture , and giving scope to a spirit of pride and ambition . In these , and many other 20 DISPOSITION OR ...
Pagina 25
... minds for the unsatisfying treasures of gold and silver . And while they had the effrontery and impiety to elevate the standard of the Cross and to implore the God of armies to assist them in their con- quests , no means were ever used ...
... minds for the unsatisfying treasures of gold and silver . And while they had the effrontery and impiety to elevate the standard of the Cross and to implore the God of armies to assist them in their con- quests , no means were ever used ...
Pagina 34
... mind earthly things . " When the Christian church began to enjoy the favor of worldly men , it was not long before ... minds of the multitude into an ignorant veneration for 34 ON THE EFFECTS.
... mind earthly things . " When the Christian church began to enjoy the favor of worldly men , it was not long before ... minds of the multitude into an ignorant veneration for 34 ON THE EFFECTS.
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Populaire passages
Pagina 116 - For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Pagina 242 - All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. 28 For the kingdom is the LORD'S : and he is the governor among the nations.
Pagina 176 - Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Pagina 306 - Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Pagina 191 - Surely the isles shall wait for Me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the Name of the LORD thy GOD, and to the Holy One of Israel, because He hath glorified thee.
Pagina 117 - Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Pagina 213 - And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.
Pagina 176 - In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Pagina 155 - Who knoweth not in all these That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind.
Pagina 129 - Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.