The Messiah, Or, The Redemption of Man: A Poem, in Thirteen Booksauthor, 1830 - 423 pages |
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Page vii
... rest assured that infinite wisdom and goodness created man a free agent , and that every mortal being has remained in the same situation ever since . God certainly has elected numerous indi- viduals to confer upon them special offices ...
... rest assured that infinite wisdom and goodness created man a free agent , and that every mortal being has remained in the same situation ever since . God certainly has elected numerous indi- viduals to confer upon them special offices ...
Page viii
... rest shall be left to sink in eternal misery . It appears to me that the sacred writ ings warrant no such conclusion , but positively declare to the contrary and that the Apostle Paul , who the predes- tinarian with so much eagerness ...
... rest shall be left to sink in eternal misery . It appears to me that the sacred writ ings warrant no such conclusion , but positively declare to the contrary and that the Apostle Paul , who the predes- tinarian with so much eagerness ...
Page ix
... rest of mankind ; but , because they were thus chosen , dares any one say that they shall all enjoy eternal felicity ? The parable of the rich man and Lazarus , and our Lord's frequently denoun- cing wo to His wicked countrymen afford ...
... rest of mankind ; but , because they were thus chosen , dares any one say that they shall all enjoy eternal felicity ? The parable of the rich man and Lazarus , and our Lord's frequently denoun- cing wo to His wicked countrymen afford ...
Page xi
... His true prophets and faithful servants . In the following sheets my readers will find all these momentous subjects fully narrated , in which instruction is more studied than entertainment ; and they may rest PREFACE . xi .
... His true prophets and faithful servants . In the following sheets my readers will find all these momentous subjects fully narrated , in which instruction is more studied than entertainment ; and they may rest PREFACE . xi .
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... rest assured that nothing is inserted but truth , and the most important that can engage their attention . The subject in the manner I have used it , has to my knowledge , never before been attempted , except in a very short , but most ...
... rest assured that nothing is inserted but truth , and the most important that can engage their attention . The subject in the manner I have used it , has to my knowledge , never before been attempted , except in a very short , but most ...
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Page 364 - Let there be light, said God ; And forthwith light Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure, Sprung from the deep...
Page 370 - Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life: the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Page 399 - This know, also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God ; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Page 366 - In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Page 371 - Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly ; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind : neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Page 371 - Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Page 366 - And behold I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy all flesh wherein is the breath of life from under heaven, and every thing that is in the earth shall die, but with thee will I establish My Covenant, and thou shalt come into the ark, thou and thy sons and thy wife, and thy sons
Page 371 - Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years ; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee : then whose shall these things be which thou hast provided ? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Page 370 - LET a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
Page 364 - ... and it was so. And God made the two great lights; the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night; he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth...