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... forever his wife and children . Did any devil ever force upon a hus- band , upon a father , so cruel and so heartless an alternative ? Who can worship such a god ? Who can bend the knee to such a monster ? Who can pray to such a fiend ...
... forever his wife and children . Did any devil ever force upon a hus- band , upon a father , so cruel and so heartless an alternative ? Who can worship such a god ? Who can bend the knee to such a monster ? Who can pray to such a fiend ...
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... forever . There- fore the Lord God sent him forth from the Garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken . So he drove out the man , and he placed at the east of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword , which turned ...
... forever . There- fore the Lord God sent him forth from the Garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken . So he drove out the man , and he placed at the east of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword , which turned ...
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... forever after hold her peace . In the olden time , the church , by violating the order of nature , proved the existence of her God . At that time miracles were performed with the most astonishing ease . They be- came so common that the ...
... forever after hold her peace . In the olden time , the church , by violating the order of nature , proved the existence of her God . At that time miracles were performed with the most astonishing ease . They be- came so common that the ...
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sion and without intention , forms , transforms , and retransforms forever . She neither weeps nor re- joices . She produces man without purpose , and obliterates him without regret . She knows no distinction between the beneficial and ...
sion and without intention , forms , transforms , and retransforms forever . She neither weeps nor re- joices . She produces man without purpose , and obliterates him without regret . She knows no distinction between the beneficial and ...
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... forever by an unknown power superior to all law , and to all fact . Until this belief is thrown aside , man must consider himself the slave of phantom masters neither of whom promise liberty in this world nor in the next . Man must ...
... forever by an unknown power superior to all law , and to all fact . Until this belief is thrown aside , man must consider himself the slave of phantom masters neither of whom promise liberty in this world nor in the next . Man must ...
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Page 20 - And the woman said unto, the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Page 486 - For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned : but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Page 464 - And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life ? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good ? there is none good but one, that is, God : but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Page 126 - These are the times that try men's souls : The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it Now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
Page 482 - Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Page 21 - So he drove out the man: and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Page 20 - And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil ; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree -of life, and eat, and live for ever...