Selections from Theological LecturesLincoln and Edmands, 1833 - 204 pages |
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... remains incomplete ! The architect is skilful , but the materials are scanty . Those which are most es- sential to crown the work , lie far from this country beyond the grave . In vain imagination lends her assistance , and attempts to ...
... remains incomplete ! The architect is skilful , but the materials are scanty . Those which are most es- sential to crown the work , lie far from this country beyond the grave . In vain imagination lends her assistance , and attempts to ...
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... remain , excluded from the ark , scream and howl in the woods , whither they had fled for shelter . The sea assaults the shore ; the restriction of heaven is removed ; it passes its an- cient boundaries ; it triumphs already over the ...
... remain , excluded from the ark , scream and howl in the woods , whither they had fled for shelter . The sea assaults the shore ; the restriction of heaven is removed ; it passes its an- cient boundaries ; it triumphs already over the ...
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... remain to our children , the same as it appears this night to us , the same as it was announced to Moses from the bush which burned with fire and was not con- sumed " I AM THAT I AM ! " 9 ONE MAN DIFFERS FROM ANOTHER . IN respect of ...
... remain to our children , the same as it appears this night to us , the same as it was announced to Moses from the bush which burned with fire and was not con- sumed " I AM THAT I AM ! " 9 ONE MAN DIFFERS FROM ANOTHER . IN respect of ...
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... remains unexplored ! how uncertain , and probably how erroneous , are his best grounded conclusions ! And if we elevate our thoughts to those spirits , whose powers in our lim- ited apprehension are unbounded , we shall find upon ...
... remains unexplored ! how uncertain , and probably how erroneous , are his best grounded conclusions ! And if we elevate our thoughts to those spirits , whose powers in our lim- ited apprehension are unbounded , we shall find upon ...
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... remain ; and he can scarcely take any view of himself , which ought not to cover him with shame and confusion . Take a momentary survey of the situation of Adam , as he came from the hand of God . You must regulate your conceptions on ...
... remain ; and he can scarcely take any view of himself , which ought not to cover him with shame and confusion . Take a momentary survey of the situation of Adam , as he came from the hand of God . You must regulate your conceptions on ...
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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.