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... christian Church , the answer is at once sufficiently plain . It is that which is expressed by the word whole , ( a term that comes indeed ety- mologically from the same root , ) and not that whose meaning lies more fitly in the word ...
... christian Church , the answer is at once sufficiently plain . It is that which is expressed by the word whole , ( a term that comes indeed ety- mologically from the same root , ) and not that whose meaning lies more fitly in the word ...
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... Christianity or the Kingdom of God is catholic , as it carries in itself the power to take posses- sion of the world both extensively and intensively , and can never rest short of this end . It is formed for such two fold vic- tory over ...
... Christianity or the Kingdom of God is catholic , as it carries in itself the power to take posses- sion of the world both extensively and intensively , and can never rest short of this end . It is formed for such two fold vic- tory over ...
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... christianity to take possession in some way of the interior life of men , and the idea of salvation by its means ... christian lands , and within the bounds of the outward visible church itself , there is recognized generally the ...
... christianity to take possession in some way of the interior life of men , and the idea of salvation by its means ... christian lands , and within the bounds of the outward visible church itself , there is recognized generally the ...
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... christianity to a single point of the christian life , even though it be the point where all individual salvation begins , is chargeable with deep and sore wrong to the idea as a whole , and cannot fail to be followed with disastrous ...
... christianity to a single point of the christian life , even though it be the point where all individual salvation begins , is chargeable with deep and sore wrong to the idea as a whole , and cannot fail to be followed with disastrous ...
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... christianity and philosophy have properly nothing to do with each other ; that the first puts contempt on the second ; that the second in truth is a mere ignis fatuus at most , which all good christians are bound to abhor and avoid ...
... christianity and philosophy have properly nothing to do with each other ; that the first puts contempt on the second ; that the second in truth is a mere ignis fatuus at most , which all good christians are bound to abhor and avoid ...
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Page 102 - He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.
Page 331 - Probably at the time of the adoption of the constitution, and of the amendment to it, now under consideration, the general, if not the universal, sentiment in America was, that Christianity ought to receive encouragement from the state, so far as was not incompatible with the private rights of conscience, and the freedom of religious worship. An attempt to level all religions, and to make it a matter of state policy to hold all in utter indifference, would have created universal disapprobation, if...
Page 314 - The end of the institution, maintenance, and administration of government, is to secure the existence of the body politic; to protect it; and to furnish the individuals who compose it, with the power of enjoying, in safety and tranquillity, their natural rights and the blessings of life...
Page 525 - And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
Page 207 - ... been turned by skill and industry into gardens, and can boast of a long list of heroes and statesmen, philosophers and poets. Whoever, knowing what Italy and Scotland naturally are, and what, four hundred years ago, they actually were, shall now compare the country round Rome with the country round Edinburgh, will be able to form some judgment as to the tendency of Papal domination.
Page 315 - All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
Page 27 - And all that believed were together, and had all things common; and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
Page 585 - Then shall He answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to Me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment : but the righteous into life eternal.
Page 45 - O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies : The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light.
Page 145 - Nymphis Gratiae decentes Alterno terram quatiunt pede, dum graves. Cyclopum Vulcanus ardens urit officinas. Nunc decet aut viridi nitidum caput impedire myrto, Aut flore, terrae quem ferunt solutae.