Selections from Theological LecturesLincoln and Edmands, 1833 - 204 pages |
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Page iii
... importance that suitable aliment be provided for this mental appetite . It was excited by our efforts , let us not suffer it to become morbid . We led to the tree of knowledge ; let us guide to the tree of life , whose fruit is for the ...
... importance that suitable aliment be provided for this mental appetite . It was excited by our efforts , let us not suffer it to become morbid . We led to the tree of knowledge ; let us guide to the tree of life , whose fruit is for the ...
Page vi
... Importance of religious sentiments , 73 Benevolence of Christianity , 74 Miracles of Christ , 77 Character of Moses , 79 Consistency of the Sacred Scriptures , 82 Obscurity no argument against Revelation , 86 Adversity a test of ...
... Importance of religious sentiments , 73 Benevolence of Christianity , 74 Miracles of Christ , 77 Character of Moses , 79 Consistency of the Sacred Scriptures , 82 Obscurity no argument against Revelation , 86 Adversity a test of ...
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... importance of one righteous man ! It was the lip of infallible truth which said of his dis- ciples , " Ye are the salt of the earth ! " " There- fore , " in remembrance of the successful plea of Lot , " the name of the city was called ...
... importance of one righteous man ! It was the lip of infallible truth which said of his dis- ciples , " Ye are the salt of the earth ! " " There- fore , " in remembrance of the successful plea of Lot , " the name of the city was called ...
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... importance and truth , only by the hand of death . Let this consideration prepare us for a still greater event , in the solemni- ties of which we must all participate ; and which will be equally sudden and unexpected ; for " as it was ...
... importance and truth , only by the hand of death . Let this consideration prepare us for a still greater event , in the solemni- ties of which we must all participate ; and which will be equally sudden and unexpected ; for " as it was ...
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... importance , we must be satisfied to take many weary intermediate steps . To reach any point of eminence , confessedly re- quires patient industry , and persevering labour . He that will be a scholar , must begin with the ea- siest ...
... importance , we must be satisfied to take many weary intermediate steps . To reach any point of eminence , confessedly re- quires patient industry , and persevering labour . He that will be a scholar , must begin with the ea- siest ...
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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.