Selections from Theological LecturesLincoln and Edmands, 1833 - 204 pages |
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Page 134
... habits of mildness and conciliation , than upon our most active services , even were these supported by a ge- nius as powerful as our spirits are ardent . In pre- serving union , more is to be avoided , than accom- plished : and our ...
... habits of mildness and conciliation , than upon our most active services , even were these supported by a ge- nius as powerful as our spirits are ardent . In pre- serving union , more is to be avoided , than accom- plished : and our ...
Page 135
... Habits of delicacy deeply influence society . There is a rudeness that offends a gentle spirit , where no evil is intended by the boisterous asso- ciate . Himself a stranger to milder emotions , he feels astonished that those who would ...
... Habits of delicacy deeply influence society . There is a rudeness that offends a gentle spirit , where no evil is intended by the boisterous asso- ciate . Himself a stranger to milder emotions , he feels astonished that those who would ...
Page 136
... habits upon which the weal of societydepends , it is of importance to insist upon it , that those who would avail them- selves of its advantages , should give themselves the trouble to know their own mind , and not to subject all who ...
... habits upon which the weal of societydepends , it is of importance to insist upon it , that those who would avail them- selves of its advantages , should give themselves the trouble to know their own mind , and not to subject all who ...
Page 138
... habits so necessary to society ; it is religious consistency , on the part of a christian , and is marked by his puri- ty . He loses none of his civil rights by christiani- ty : he is not withdrawn from the social circle ; but he is ...
... habits so necessary to society ; it is religious consistency , on the part of a christian , and is marked by his puri- ty . He loses none of his civil rights by christiani- ty : he is not withdrawn from the social circle ; but he is ...
Page 156
... habit of swearing , or taking the name of God in vain , which affords neither pleasure nor profit , while it violates what- ever is sacred , and tramples under foot a positive command- " Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God ...
... habit of swearing , or taking the name of God in vain , which affords neither pleasure nor profit , while it violates what- ever is sacred , and tramples under foot a positive command- " Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God ...
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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.