Reasons for Joining the New Jerusalem ChurchJohn Douglas, 1845 - 153 pages |
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... father . I was in a full tide of ungovernable passion , when my gentle mother , whose health was then on the decline , gave me a look ! oh ! such a look ! and mildly said , " I never spoke so to my parents ; " and she drew my father ...
... father . I was in a full tide of ungovernable passion , when my gentle mother , whose health was then on the decline , gave me a look ! oh ! such a look ! and mildly said , " I never spoke so to my parents ; " and she drew my father ...
Page 9
... father that it would do . But with regard to the apology , not a word . The style of it was probably such as not to deserve a comment ; but I thought differently then , and I felt the silence as unjust and unkind . I sat down to copy ...
... father that it would do . But with regard to the apology , not a word . The style of it was probably such as not to deserve a comment ; but I thought differently then , and I felt the silence as unjust and unkind . I sat down to copy ...
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... fathers of the third century , the name of Origen stands pre - eminent . Speaking of the principal writers that distinguished themselves in it , ( the third century , ) by their learned and pious productions , ' Dr. Mosheim says : The ...
... fathers of the third century , the name of Origen stands pre - eminent . Speaking of the principal writers that distinguished themselves in it , ( the third century , ) by their learned and pious productions , ' Dr. Mosheim says : The ...
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... fathers , that the Scrip- tures do contain some other sense besides that of the mere letter . That these men were not able to develop the inter- nal sense in any consistent and rational manner , or even to show what this sense is ...
... fathers , that the Scrip- tures do contain some other sense besides that of the mere letter . That these men were not able to develop the inter- nal sense in any consistent and rational manner , or even to show what this sense is ...
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... fathers were under the cloud , and all passed through the sea ; and were all baptised unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea ; and did all eat the same spiritual meat ; and did all drink the same spiritual drink ; for they drank of that ...
... fathers were under the cloud , and all passed through the sea ; and were all baptised unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea ; and did all eat the same spiritual meat ; and did all drink the same spiritual drink ; for they drank of that ...
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Page 7 - When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them ; and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
Page 36 - For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Page 132 - Jesus saith unto him] : — Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip ? He that hath seen me hath seen the Father...
Page 63 - And I looked, and behold a pale horse : and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Page 46 - Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
Page 74 - Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. 25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem, which now is, and is in bondage with her children. 26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.
Page 77 - And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms concerning me.
Page 78 - I am the living bread which came down from heaven : if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever : and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
Page 63 - And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Page 59 - If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young...