Selections from Theological LecturesLincoln and Edmands, 1833 - 204 pages |
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... destroy them ; but this connection looks death in the face , defies the injuries of time , and is com- mensurate with the ages of eternity . The moment we are capable of distinguishing between good and evil , 18 BEAUTIES OF COLLYER .
... destroy them ; but this connection looks death in the face , defies the injuries of time , and is com- mensurate with the ages of eternity . The moment we are capable of distinguishing between good and evil , 18 BEAUTIES OF COLLYER .
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... destroy ; and his " feet are swift to shed blood . " Then the adul- Then violence tress spreads her toils to ensnare . is ... destroyed an hundred and eighty - five thousand men at night , that the shadow of a hand wrote on the wall of ...
... destroy ; and his " feet are swift to shed blood . " Then the adul- Then violence tress spreads her toils to ensnare . is ... destroyed an hundred and eighty - five thousand men at night , that the shadow of a hand wrote on the wall of ...
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... destroyed by an earthquake , was uncommonly fine ; and the danger was not even apprehended , till an unusual subterraneous noise , and a slight trembling of the ground , preceded , for a few moments , the first great shock , which ...
... destroyed by an earthquake , was uncommonly fine ; and the danger was not even apprehended , till an unusual subterraneous noise , and a slight trembling of the ground , preceded , for a few moments , the first great shock , which ...
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... which said , " Suffer little children to come unto me , and forbid them not ; for of such is the kingdom of heaven ! " - Had it destroyed the peace and exis- tence of society ; had it scattered war and blood- 42 BEAUTIES OF COLLYER . XIII.
... which said , " Suffer little children to come unto me , and forbid them not ; for of such is the kingdom of heaven ! " - Had it destroyed the peace and exis- tence of society ; had it scattered war and blood- 42 BEAUTIES OF COLLYER . XIII.
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... destroy the liberties and the happi- ness of nations - to break up the boundaries of em- pires , and to remove their ancient land - marks : — we see them availing themselves of this power to the utmost — but covered with all the glory ...
... destroy the liberties and the happi- ness of nations - to break up the boundaries of em- pires , and to remove their ancient land - marks : — we see them availing themselves of this power to the utmost — but covered with all the glory ...
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Page 177 - Hark! they whisper; angels say, Sister spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite ? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my soul, can this be death ? The world recedes; it disappears!
Page 23 - ... the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Page 12 - Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work...
Page 28 - And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life ; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
Page 18 - There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen : The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
Page 30 - I die : behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one : Oh, let me escape thither (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
Page 37 - And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, here am I, my son. And he said, Behold, the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Page 57 - And Paul said; I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Page 144 - CHILDREN, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.