The Apology of an Officer, for Withdrawing from the Profession of Arms: Contained in a Letter Addressed to the King : and a Series of Letters to a Friend on the Causes and Evils of War, Its Unlawfulness, &c |
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... happiness of mankind , he cannot , if his motives are pure , help feeling much anxiety to acquit himself in a way that may best promote his views ; that may give no of- fence to the sovereign he addresses ; and that may , as much as ...
... happiness of mankind , he cannot , if his motives are pure , help feeling much anxiety to acquit himself in a way that may best promote his views ; that may give no of- fence to the sovereign he addresses ; and that may , as much as ...
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... they will be succeeded by ages of permanent peace and happiness . I am not , Sire , so great a visionary as to expect that the example of any individual , much less of one so little known to the world as myself , will 12.
... they will be succeeded by ages of permanent peace and happiness . I am not , Sire , so great a visionary as to expect that the example of any individual , much less of one so little known to the world as myself , will 12.
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... happiness destined for mankind through the medium of the Christian re- ligion . This happiness many of the virtuous , the enlightened , and the philanthropic , in all ages since the Christian era , have ardently , but vainly , wished to ...
... happiness destined for mankind through the medium of the Christian re- ligion . This happiness many of the virtuous , the enlightened , and the philanthropic , in all ages since the Christian era , have ardently , but vainly , wished to ...
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... happiness to know that this friend , ( who will be a fellow - sufferer from the act , ) most cordially ap- proves what I have done . Nor , Sire , have I , till very near the time of sending these pages to the press , read any of the ...
... happiness to know that this friend , ( who will be a fellow - sufferer from the act , ) most cordially ap- proves what I have done . Nor , Sire , have I , till very near the time of sending these pages to the press , read any of the ...
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... happiness of mortals is made to depend . You assume to be the images and representatives of Christ your sovereign . Then , as you wish men to hear your voice , show the example of obedience , and hear the voice of your Sovereign Lord ...
... happiness of mortals is made to depend . You assume to be the images and representatives of Christ your sovereign . Then , as you wish men to hear your voice , show the example of obedience , and hear the voice of your Sovereign Lord ...
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Page 14 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you...
Page 90 - Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness" sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
Page 122 - The law and the prophets were until John ; since that time, the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
Page 143 - Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip : and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
Page 164 - And he -shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off ; and they shall -beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks : nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall -sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree ; and none shall make them afraid : for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.
Page 9 - ... The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
Page 148 - And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them...
Page 139 - Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, And the flame consumeth the chaff, So their root shall be as rottenness, And their blossom shall go up as dust: Because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Page 90 - Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
Page 98 - There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart, It does not feel for man. The natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire.