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... true account of the crea- tion of this little earth . All were wofully deficient in geology and astronomy . As a rule , they were most miserable legislators , and as executives , they were far inferior to the average of American ...
... true account of the crea- tion of this little earth . All were wofully deficient in geology and astronomy . As a rule , they were most miserable legislators , and as executives , they were far inferior to the average of American ...
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... will forgive the Universalist for saying " God is love . " It has always been considered as one of the very highest evidences of true and undefiled religion to insist that all men , women and children deserve eternal damnation 14 THE GODS .
... will forgive the Universalist for saying " God is love . " It has always been considered as one of the very highest evidences of true and undefiled religion to insist that all men , women and children deserve eternal damnation 14 THE GODS .
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... true or false , is of no consequence in comparison with the mental free- dom of the race . Salvation through slavery is worthless . Salva- tion from slavery is inestimable . As long as man believes the Bible to be infalli- ble , that ...
... true or false , is of no consequence in comparison with the mental free- dom of the race . Salvation through slavery is worthless . Salva- tion from slavery is inestimable . As long as man believes the Bible to be infalli- ble , that ...
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... true , ought we not , after all , to thank this serpent ? He was the first schoolmaster , the first advocate of learning , the first enemy of ignorance , the first to whisper in human ears the sacred word liberty , the creator of ...
... true , ought we not , after all , to thank this serpent ? He was the first schoolmaster , the first advocate of learning , the first enemy of ignorance , the first to whisper in human ears the sacred word liberty , the creator of ...
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... true Messiah ; which was not only very kind of them , but quite fortunate for him . The religious people have always regarded the testimony of these devils as perfectly conclusive , and the writers of the New Testament quote the words ...
... true Messiah ; which was not only very kind of them , but quite fortunate for him . The religious people have always regarded the testimony of these devils as perfectly conclusive , and the writers of the New Testament quote the words ...
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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...