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... sort . It has its necessity in the very conception of Christianity and the Church . Hence it is that we find it entering into the earliest christian confession the Apos- tles ' Creed , as an essential element of the faith that springs ...
... sort . It has its necessity in the very conception of Christianity and the Church . Hence it is that we find it entering into the earliest christian confession the Apos- tles ' Creed , as an essential element of the faith that springs ...
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... sort of magical super- natural change of state and character by the power of the Holy Ghost , in conformity with the use of certain means for the pur- pose on the part of men ; and so now it is taken to be the great work of the Church ...
... sort of magical super- natural change of state and character by the power of the Holy Ghost , in conformity with the use of certain means for the pur- pose on the part of men ; and so now it is taken to be the great work of the Church ...
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... sort of purely outward spiritualism in the form now noticed , with almost no regard whatever to the actual contents of our life as a concrete whole . Their zeal looks to the conversion of men in detail , after their own pattern and ...
... sort of purely outward spiritualism in the form now noticed , with almost no regard whatever to the actual contents of our life as a concrete whole . Their zeal looks to the conversion of men in detail , after their own pattern and ...
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... . Take away from it any interest or sphere which legitimately belongs to such activity , and in the same measure it must cease to be a true and sound humanity altogether . No interest or sphere of this sort then 10 [ JANUARY , Catholicism .
... . Take away from it any interest or sphere which legitimately belongs to such activity , and in the same measure it must cease to be a true and sound humanity altogether . No interest or sphere of this sort then 10 [ JANUARY , Catholicism .
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altogether . No interest or sphere of this sort then can be allow- ed to remain on the outside of a system of redemption , which has for its object man as such in his fallen state . If christianity be indeed such a system , it must be ...
altogether . No interest or sphere of this sort then can be allow- ed to remain on the outside of a system of redemption , which has for its object man as such in his fallen state . If christianity be indeed such a system , it must be ...
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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.