A Course of Lectures for Sunday Evenings: Containing Religious Advice to Young Persons, Volume 1O.A. Roorback, 1829 |
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... excuse the commission of an error , the aggravated guilt of a lie is added to the transgression . When an un- truth is detected ( as one time or other it will be ) , the character of sincerity is always suspected . In vain may you ...
... excuse the commission of an error , the aggravated guilt of a lie is added to the transgression . When an un- truth is detected ( as one time or other it will be ) , the character of sincerity is always suspected . In vain may you ...
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... excuse ; but a liar will always be branded with infamy , and his character meet with detestation and contempt . SUNDAY III . ON READING THE SCRIPTURES .. IF you read the Bible without attention , think it a hardship , and regard it as a ...
... excuse ; but a liar will always be branded with infamy , and his character meet with detestation and contempt . SUNDAY III . ON READING THE SCRIPTURES .. IF you read the Bible without attention , think it a hardship , and regard it as a ...
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... excuse you from obeying them ; and therefore , that it is of little consequence to take such a degree of trouble . In this opi- nion you will be much mistaken . It is necessary to know your duty before you can practise it ; and if you ...
... excuse you from obeying them ; and therefore , that it is of little consequence to take such a degree of trouble . In this opi- nion you will be much mistaken . It is necessary to know your duty before you can practise it ; and if you ...
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... excuse . That it may be , when young , they were not blessed with those high advantages of instruction and improvement which you enjoy ; or that , if they were so favoured , they might then dis- regard what they now find to their cost ...
... excuse . That it may be , when young , they were not blessed with those high advantages of instruction and improvement which you enjoy ; or that , if they were so favoured , they might then dis- regard what they now find to their cost ...
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... excuse for their bad be- haviour ; that it is a part of their engagement " to love one another : " without observing which , they cannot hope for the privileges or blessing of the new , or Christian cove- nant : " for hereby , " says ...
... excuse for their bad be- haviour ; that it is a part of their engagement " to love one another : " without observing which , they cannot hope for the privileges or blessing of the new , or Christian cove- nant : " for hereby , " says ...
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Page 161 - And the king said unto her, What aileth thee ? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to-day, and we will eat my son to-morrow.
Page 158 - Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
Page 205 - 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 181 - Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, and when we did eat bread to the full : for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
Page 37 - Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.
Page 95 - So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?
Page 204 - Then saith the woman of Samaria unto Him, How is it that Thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria ? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
Page 221 - Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord : whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
Page 95 - Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Master and Lord: and you say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you."...
Page 95 - Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He was come from God, and went to God; He riseth from supper, and laid aside His garments; and took a towel and girded Himself. After that He poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith He was girded.