Selections from Theological LecturesLincoln and Edmands, 1833 - 204 pages |
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... speak evil of no man , to be no brawlers , but gentle , showing all meekness unto all men . " It substitutes faith for good works ; and its professed teachers set up opinion against morality ? It is a gross calumny ! It blends these ...
... speak evil of no man , to be no brawlers , but gentle , showing all meekness unto all men . " It substitutes faith for good works ; and its professed teachers set up opinion against morality ? It is a gross calumny ! It blends these ...
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... speak of a production so truly sublime , upon gener- al , we might say universal consent , has forfeited all claim to criticism ; and he must feel something like degradation who should sit down to answer so palpable a misrepresentation ...
... speak of a production so truly sublime , upon gener- al , we might say universal consent , has forfeited all claim to criticism ; and he must feel something like degradation who should sit down to answer so palpable a misrepresentation ...
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... of Paul . We shall not , however , pursue this subject . These lives will be contrasted anoth- er day . But we will add - that before the patrons of infidelity speak so bitterly of the failings of Da- 6 BEAUTIES OF COLLYER . 57.
... of Paul . We shall not , however , pursue this subject . These lives will be contrasted anoth- er day . But we will add - that before the patrons of infidelity speak so bitterly of the failings of Da- 6 BEAUTIES OF COLLYER . 57.
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William Bengo Collyer. of infidelity speak so bitterly of the failings of Da- vid , they should place by his life , the conduct of its most strenuous , and most distinguished advo- cates ; and the comparison would reflect but little ...
William Bengo Collyer. of infidelity speak so bitterly of the failings of Da- vid , they should place by his life , the conduct of its most strenuous , and most distinguished advo- cates ; and the comparison would reflect but little ...
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... speaking coun- tenance ! With what skill she directs the passions ! With what assiduity she strives to eradicate , or at least to bring into subjection his visible propensity to evil , and the impulses of a depraved nature ! Who among ...
... speaking coun- tenance ! With what skill she directs the passions ! With what assiduity she strives to eradicate , or at least to bring into subjection his visible propensity to evil , and the impulses of a depraved nature ! Who among ...
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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.