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... , of undermining those foundations upon which the fabric of our establishment is reared ; -men who are obviously as much the bane of literature as of religion ; since the advancement of literature is as favourable to true piety vi.
... , of undermining those foundations upon which the fabric of our establishment is reared ; -men who are obviously as much the bane of literature as of religion ; since the advancement of literature is as favourable to true piety vi.
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Henry Card. the advancement of literature is as favourable to true piety , as it is fatal to canting and su- perstition . If then , he has not spoken of them in a tone of uniform calmness , or of guarded caution , when , to borrow an ...
Henry Card. the advancement of literature is as favourable to true piety , as it is fatal to canting and su- perstition . If then , he has not spoken of them in a tone of uniform calmness , or of guarded caution , when , to borrow an ...
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... - lous objection is at once refuted , by the contrition which he afterwards expressed to the chief priests and elders . " I have sinned , " was his confession to them , " in be- traying innocent blood . " The true motive which in- 32.
... - lous objection is at once refuted , by the contrition which he afterwards expressed to the chief priests and elders . " I have sinned , " was his confession to them , " in be- traying innocent blood . " The true motive which in- 32.
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Henry Card. traying innocent blood . " The true motive which in- stigated Judas to that act of perfidy , we take to be the following : -The Jewish nation , it is well known , ex- pected to see , in the person of their promised deliverer ...
Henry Card. traying innocent blood . " The true motive which in- stigated Judas to that act of perfidy , we take to be the following : -The Jewish nation , it is well known , ex- pected to see , in the person of their promised deliverer ...
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... true moral and design of the parable in the master's commending the criminal scheme of his servant , is to prove to us , how the conduct of wicked , as well as of good men , may supply us with the most important instruction ; for the ...
... true moral and design of the parable in the master's commending the criminal scheme of his servant , is to prove to us , how the conduct of wicked , as well as of good men , may supply us with the most important instruction ; for the ...
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Page 45 - And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes : and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
Page 10 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 26 - Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him. But whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Page 152 - If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, "Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled;" notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
Page 141 - Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Page 153 - But many of them are poor, and cannot afford to do it.
Page 158 - MY God, I am Thine, what a comfort divine, What a blessing to know that my Jesus is mine ! In the heavenly Lamb thrice happy I am, And my heart it doth dance at the sound of His name.
Page 31 - For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Page 32 - The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed ! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
Page 36 - And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.