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... Children , at a very early age , are capable of reasoning , comparing different objects with each other , and drawing conclusions from them . Hence the mode in which a child is trained during the two or three first years of its life ...
... Children , at a very early age , are capable of reasoning , comparing different objects with each other , and drawing conclusions from them . Hence the mode in which a child is trained during the two or three first years of its life ...
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... children , the first thing to be done is to conquer their will , and the sooner done the better . As self - will is the root of all sin and misery , so whatever cherishes it in children , insures their wretchedness and irreligion ...
... children , the first thing to be done is to conquer their will , and the sooner done the better . As self - will is the root of all sin and misery , so whatever cherishes it in children , insures their wretchedness and irreligion ...
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... children religiously without possessing personal religion himself , than he could teach music who cannot distinguish sounds . " Children are quick - sighted observers . Nothing unreal satisfies children . They can soon tell whether your ...
... children religiously without possessing personal religion himself , than he could teach music who cannot distinguish sounds . " Children are quick - sighted observers . Nothing unreal satisfies children . They can soon tell whether your ...
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... child first dis- covers the hills , the trees , the houses , the village spires , & c . These he examines long before he attends to the hue of the sky , or the tint of the foliage . " My design in the following Compilation , is to do ...
... child first dis- covers the hills , the trees , the houses , the village spires , & c . These he examines long before he attends to the hue of the sky , or the tint of the foliage . " My design in the following Compilation , is to do ...
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... Children of Bethlehem- Christ is Carried into Egypt - Returns to Nazareth - At the Age of Twelve is Found in the Temple - Begins His Public Ministry at the age of Thirty - Proofs of His Being the True Messiah - The Subjects and Manner ...
... Children of Bethlehem- Christ is Carried into Egypt - Returns to Nazareth - At the Age of Twelve is Found in the Temple - Begins His Public Ministry at the age of Thirty - Proofs of His Being the True Messiah - The Subjects and Manner ...
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Page 163 - And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the virgin's name was Mary.
Page 164 - A f ^nd it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
Page 189 - But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Page 179 - And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
Page 63 - So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. And he buried him in a valley in the Land of Moab, over against Bethpeor; but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Page 194 - O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Page 166 - Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Page 179 - But beware of men ; for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues ; and ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
Page 11 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
Page 114 - And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.