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... consists in God's having been pleased to endue him with reason , consci- ence , and a moral sense ; and given him infallible directions in his holy word as to the accomplishment of the duty he requires of him to perform , with perfect ...
... consists in God's having been pleased to endue him with reason , consci- ence , and a moral sense ; and given him infallible directions in his holy word as to the accomplishment of the duty he requires of him to perform , with perfect ...
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... consist : and since it is impossible for any * This man was appointed governor of Babylon by Alexander the Great ; in whose absence he plundered the royal palace , freighted a ship with its treasures , and lived in the utmost splen- dor ...
... consist : and since it is impossible for any * This man was appointed governor of Babylon by Alexander the Great ; in whose absence he plundered the royal palace , freighted a ship with its treasures , and lived in the utmost splen- dor ...
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... consists in his consulting the general happiness of mankind : and if this difference in station , and posses- sion of honours and riches , did not prevail , the world would upon the whole be much unhappier than it is . But herein is an ...
... consists in his consulting the general happiness of mankind : and if this difference in station , and posses- sion of honours and riches , did not prevail , the world would upon the whole be much unhappier than it is . But herein is an ...
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... consists , be- yond all doubt or question , the essential happiness or misery of every human being : for the mind is the man ; and that it is so , is a conclusion which has been ever inculcated by the wisest men . In Plato's Phædon it ...
... consists , be- yond all doubt or question , the essential happiness or misery of every human being : for the mind is the man ; and that it is so , is a conclusion which has been ever inculcated by the wisest men . In Plato's Phædon it ...
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... true and real temporal happiness consists ; and that by his power he will secure it to them , and likewise eternal happiness , if they will be obedient to him , and seek that happiness in the to the Human Species , & c . 105.
... true and real temporal happiness consists ; and that by his power he will secure it to them , and likewise eternal happiness , if they will be obedient to him , and seek that happiness in the to the Human Species , & c . 105.
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Page 331 - Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
Page 214 - And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee : therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God.
Page 414 - He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
Page 331 - When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory ; and before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Page 227 - What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy foot-stool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his Son?
Page 64 - Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel : therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die ; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life ; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity ; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Page 215 - And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord...
Page 414 - I, even I, am He That comforteth you : who art thou that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass ; and forgettest the LORD thy Maker, That hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth...
Page 23 - For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.
Page 65 - When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which Is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.