Selections from Theological LecturesLincoln and Edmands, 1833 - 204 pages |
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... leaves us ignorant of our relation to him ; it is unable to unravel the more interesting parts of his character ; it cannot develope the harmony of his attributes . A thousand inquiries are sug- gested , to which we receive no answer ...
... leaves us ignorant of our relation to him ; it is unable to unravel the more interesting parts of his character ; it cannot develope the harmony of his attributes . A thousand inquiries are sug- gested , to which we receive no answer ...
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... leaves us precisely at the point at which it found us , all uncertainty , obscurity , and suspense . " The world by wisdom know not God . " We appeal to facts - they are before you - and we confidently expect your decision upon their ...
... leaves us precisely at the point at which it found us , all uncertainty , obscurity , and suspense . " The world by wisdom know not God . " We appeal to facts - they are before you - and we confidently expect your decision upon their ...
Page 113
... leaves us much to supply . He reversed all the haughty , cen- sorious , obscure , and careless habits of that degener- ate class of teachers . His condescension was mani- fest , in addressing the multitude , whom they treated with ...
... leaves us much to supply . He reversed all the haughty , cen- sorious , obscure , and careless habits of that degener- ate class of teachers . His condescension was mani- fest , in addressing the multitude , whom they treated with ...
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... leaves unregarded the interests of the individual , who may , therefore , slide away un- noticed from the aggregate of society - or they conclude that there is no future state , and that the worst that can happen befals them here ; from ...
... leaves unregarded the interests of the individual , who may , therefore , slide away un- noticed from the aggregate of society - or they conclude that there is no future state , and that the worst that can happen befals them here ; from ...
Page 149
... leaves the principle to make its own way , and time to demonstrate its purity and propriety . When we begin to hesitate in any point , it is time to abandon it : whatever is doubtful , may be criminal ; and we are taught to " abstain ...
... leaves the principle to make its own way , and time to demonstrate its purity and propriety . When we begin to hesitate in any point , it is time to abandon it : whatever is doubtful , may be criminal ; and we are taught to " abstain ...
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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.