Selections from Theological LecturesLincoln and Edmands, 1833 - 204 pages |
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... mind , and their habits and opinions will depend in a high degree upon the character of the books they read . If passive impressions lead to active habits , it is a matter of high concern that we place in the hands of youth works that ...
... mind , and their habits and opinions will depend in a high degree upon the character of the books they read . If passive impressions lead to active habits , it is a matter of high concern that we place in the hands of youth works that ...
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... mind , upon the scenery by which we are surrounded , we rise to the great Parent of all ; and deduce some conclu- sions respecting his nature , from the operations of his hand : yet have we seen that these conclusions were frequently ...
... mind , upon the scenery by which we are surrounded , we rise to the great Parent of all ; and deduce some conclu- sions respecting his nature , from the operations of his hand : yet have we seen that these conclusions were frequently ...
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... mind by contradictory hypotheses . It has exhausted the charms of eloquence , and ener- vated the force of argument , in establishing favour- ite systems upon the ruins of those which preceded them , only to be pulled down in their ...
... mind by contradictory hypotheses . It has exhausted the charms of eloquence , and ener- vated the force of argument , in establishing favour- ite systems upon the ruins of those which preceded them , only to be pulled down in their ...
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... mind to be subject to principalities and powers , to obey magistrates , to be ready to every good work . " Want of philan- thropy ? Surely not ! Some may bear its name who do not breathe its spirit : but their bigotry and il- liberality ...
... mind to be subject to principalities and powers , to obey magistrates , to be ready to every good work . " Want of philan- thropy ? Surely not ! Some may bear its name who do not breathe its spirit : but their bigotry and il- liberality ...
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... mind ascends to the invisible God . Creation is an object of Sense . The light which shines upon my path is an emblem of the purity of Deity . The meridian sun is an image of his uncreated glory , who is the centre of every system ...
... mind ascends to the invisible God . Creation is an object of Sense . The light which shines upon my path is an emblem of the purity of Deity . The meridian sun is an image of his uncreated glory , who is the centre of every system ...
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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.