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Page viii
... exercise itself upon the vision in the same manner and to the same degree as other men ; but , on the con- trary , in the latter case , the understanding takes an active and enlightened part , and the degree of light which it receives ...
... exercise itself upon the vision in the same manner and to the same degree as other men ; but , on the con- trary , in the latter case , the understanding takes an active and enlightened part , and the degree of light which it receives ...
Page ix
... exercise of his understanding upon those pro- phecies which had been given to other inspired men ; so that it is evident that , whilst the higher form of inspiration is , correctly speaking , an or- dinance of God , and properly belongs ...
... exercise of his understanding upon those pro- phecies which had been given to other inspired men ; so that it is evident that , whilst the higher form of inspiration is , correctly speaking , an or- dinance of God , and properly belongs ...
Page xi
... exercise a similar faculty of discernment in the ways of God . It is impossible for the mind of man to be actively engaged in the expectation of any future event without giving it some form in the imagina- tion : if his heart is not ...
... exercise a similar faculty of discernment in the ways of God . It is impossible for the mind of man to be actively engaged in the expectation of any future event without giving it some form in the imagina- tion : if his heart is not ...
Page xxx
... exercise his rage , at the same period of time that there is another company who then dwell in heaven , against whom he can only utter blas- phemies , because they are removed from his rage . If , therefore , it be not the same ...
... exercise his rage , at the same period of time that there is another company who then dwell in heaven , against whom he can only utter blas- phemies , because they are removed from his rage . If , therefore , it be not the same ...
Page xl
... exercise of faith is passing away ; and the time — the ter- rible time - of sight is at hand , when those who demanded a sign shall have a sign , and BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO , NOT HAVING SEEN , HAVE BE- LIEVED . London , Oct. 1846 . THE ...
... exercise of faith is passing away ; and the time — the ter- rible time - of sight is at hand , when those who demanded a sign shall have a sign , and BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO , NOT HAVING SEEN , HAVE BE- LIEVED . London , Oct. 1846 . THE ...
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Page 73 - After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands ; and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Page iv - But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land ; but unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet, and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
Page 250 - And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion : and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
Page 2 - And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Page 38 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
Page 76 - And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder...
Page 67 - And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven . And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me ? And he said, Who art thou, Lord ? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutes!
Page 113 - For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Page 198 - And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. 1 8. And the idols he shall utterly abolish. 19. And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of His majesty, when He ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
Page 277 - And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.