Lectures Delivered Before the Young Men's Christian Association, 1845-1846--1864-1865, Volume 12James Nisbet & Company, 1857 |
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Pagina 47
... . One man sees lawful amusement in gambling ; another , justifiable excitement ; a third , defensible means of gain ; while the lecturer beholds in it imminent danger and positive transgression of God's law . Instead of being ,
... . One man sees lawful amusement in gambling ; another , justifiable excitement ; a third , defensible means of gain ; while the lecturer beholds in it imminent danger and positive transgression of God's law . Instead of being ,
Pagina 49
... gain for gain . And here let me remark that the principles of gaming are sometimes acted upon where there is neither betting nor play . Men may gamble with capital instead of cards ; with other people's money , in reckless speculation ...
... gain for gain . And here let me remark that the principles of gaming are sometimes acted upon where there is neither betting nor play . Men may gamble with capital instead of cards ; with other people's money , in reckless speculation ...
Pagina 54
... gain is the object , and so far as all its gains are concerned , is contrary to two Divine arrangements which have existed from the beginning , and which are not likely to be revoked , viz . , gain by labour - and gain from our fellow ...
... gain is the object , and so far as all its gains are concerned , is contrary to two Divine arrangements which have existed from the beginning , and which are not likely to be revoked , viz . , gain by labour - and gain from our fellow ...
Pagina 55
... gain ! Gain to one party is loss to the other . There can- not be gain on both sides . Because then the gains of gaming are irrespective of mutual benefit , and because , as we have previously shown , they are made without labour , they ...
... gain ! Gain to one party is loss to the other . There can- not be gain on both sides . Because then the gains of gaming are irrespective of mutual benefit , and because , as we have previously shown , they are made without labour , they ...
Pagina 56
... gain . We remark therefore further- 3. That the kind of excitement which gambling produces is most dangerous and injurious ; but that , if it were healthful , the end does not justify the means . There is in most consti- tutious ...
... gain . We remark therefore further- 3. That the kind of excitement which gambling produces is most dangerous and injurious ; but that , if it were healthful , the end does not justify the means . There is in most consti- tutious ...
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Pagina 492 - And the Raven, never flitting, Still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas Just above my chamber door : And his eyes have all the seeming Of a demon's that is dreaming, And the lamplight o'er him streaming Throws his shadow on the floor; And my soul from out that shadow That lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted — nevermore...
Pagina 159 - And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. 14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
Pagina 286 - For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God...
Pagina 227 - Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness and righteousness ; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Pagina 169 - Open to me the gates of righteousness ; I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord.
Pagina 264 - For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?
Pagina 6 - ... if celestial spheres should forget their wonted motions, and by irregular volubility turn themselves any way, as it might happen; if the prince of the lights of heaven, which now, as a giant, doth run his unwearied course, should, as it were, through a languishing faintness, begin to stand and to rest himself...
Pagina 149 - And the scribe said unto Him, Well, Master, Thou hast said the truth: for there is one God ; and there is none other but He : and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, He said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.
Pagina 225 - As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth : For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Pagina 503 - He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.