The Works of Charles Follen: SermonsHilliard, Gray, 1841 - Unitarianism |
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... infinite improvement , and free agency . This free power of striving after infinite perfection is the characteristic endowment of man , which raises him above animal nature to the kingdom of spirits . The universal law of progression ...
... infinite improvement , and free agency . This free power of striving after infinite perfection is the characteristic endowment of man , which raises him above animal nature to the kingdom of spirits . The universal law of progression ...
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... infinite en- largement ; in the power of his feelings to rise in devotion to the Father of spirits ; and in his free will , which enables him to aspire by virtuous exertion above every earthly condition and desire , even above every ...
... infinite en- largement ; in the power of his feelings to rise in devotion to the Father of spirits ; and in his free will , which enables him to aspire by virtuous exertion above every earthly condition and desire , even above every ...
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... infinite mercy of God to re- call them to the knowledge of himself and of their own eternal destiny . They were recalled in the only way in which they were capable of being impressed , name- ly , through their own senses by miracles ...
... infinite mercy of God to re- call them to the knowledge of himself and of their own eternal destiny . They were recalled in the only way in which they were capable of being impressed , name- ly , through their own senses by miracles ...
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... infinite , which distinguishes human nature from the brute , which causes us to long after immortality , and to thirst after the living God , this same tendency , which , under the guidance of rea- son , enables us to form a rational ...
... infinite , which distinguishes human nature from the brute , which causes us to long after immortality , and to thirst after the living God , this same tendency , which , under the guidance of rea- son , enables us to form a rational ...
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... infinite value to the moral and spiritual progress of mankind ; the few facts , there recorded , are such as to reveal much that is untold . Such are the individuality and the con- sistency of our Saviour's character , that the whole ...
... infinite value to the moral and spiritual progress of mankind ; the few facts , there recorded , are such as to reveal much that is untold . Such are the individuality and the con- sistency of our Saviour's character , that the whole ...
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Page 24 - And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
Page 113 - 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 211 - And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
Page 74 - Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Page 184 - Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; The labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; The flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Page 210 - These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee...
Page 267 - He that hath the bride is the bridegroom : but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice : this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease.
Page 151 - If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering: for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind, and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
Page vii - And when' the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit ; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them saying, Be of good cheer ; it is I : be not afraid.
Page 212 - And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.