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... observe , or rather to express my own persuasion , that to restore the purity , is most effectually to promote the progress , of Christianity : and that the same virtuous motive which hath sanc- tified their labours , suggested yours ...
... observe , or rather to express my own persuasion , that to restore the purity , is most effectually to promote the progress , of Christianity : and that the same virtuous motive which hath sanc- tified their labours , suggested yours ...
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... observe , that in dis- coursing to young minds upon topics of morality , it required much more pains to make them perceive the difficulty , than to understand the solution : that , unless the subject was so drawn up to a point , as to ...
... observe , that in dis- coursing to young minds upon topics of morality , it required much more pains to make them perceive the difficulty , than to understand the solution : that , unless the subject was so drawn up to a point , as to ...
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... observation my guide in the following work : that is , upon each occasion I have endeavoured , before I suffered ... observed in young minds , I should expect to meet with in all who approach these subjects for the first time . Upon ...
... observation my guide in the following work : that is , upon each occasion I have endeavoured , before I suffered ... observed in young minds , I should expect to meet with in all who approach these subjects for the first time . Upon ...
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... observe , in the language of party , in the resolutions of public meetings , in debate , in conversation , in the gene- ral strain of those fugitive and diurnal addresses to the public which such occasions call forth , the prevalency of ...
... observe , in the language of party , in the resolutions of public meetings , in debate , in conversation , in the gene- ral strain of those fugitive and diurnal addresses to the public which such occasions call forth , the prevalency of ...
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... observed , in political , beyond all other subjects , where men are without some fundamental and sci- entific ... observations with which I have judged it expedient to prepare the attention of my reader . Concerning the personal motives ...
... observed , in political , beyond all other subjects , where men are without some fundamental and sci- entific ... observations with which I have judged it expedient to prepare the attention of my reader . Concerning the personal motives ...
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Page 223 - And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery : and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Page 213 - And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers : hath no man condemned thee ? She said, No man, Lord, And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee : go, and sin no more.
Page 190 - Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering ; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any : even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Page 257 - Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
Page 218 - It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Page 179 - And inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me...
Page 191 - And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the Church : but if he neglect to hear the Church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a Publican.
Page 118 - Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; not with eye-service, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men...
Page 250 - Therefore let us not sleep, as do others ; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep, sleep in the night; and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night. But let us who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breast-plate of faith and love ; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
Page 301 - The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the grave shall hear his voice, and shall come forth ; they that have done good unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation;