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... should penetrate far into the counfels of Eternity ) fhall we be able to trace the outlines of a great and benevolent plan for the melioration of man- kind , which hath been carrying on from the creation of the world unto this very day ...
... should penetrate far into the counfels of Eternity ) fhall we be able to trace the outlines of a great and benevolent plan for the melioration of man- kind , which hath been carrying on from the creation of the world unto this very day ...
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... should come , when the fenfe of our laws fhall be wrefted , or their authority stretched to the accomplishing the ruin of even one obnoxious individual ; when our magiftrates shall be warped by perfonal animofity , biaffed by undue ...
... should come , when the fenfe of our laws fhall be wrefted , or their authority stretched to the accomplishing the ruin of even one obnoxious individual ; when our magiftrates shall be warped by perfonal animofity , biaffed by undue ...
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... should be , as a small spark kindling a fire to con- fume the goodly edifice of civil and religious liberty , which hath been çemented with the blood of our forefathers , or as the letting out the waters of difcord to deluge with ...
... should be , as a small spark kindling a fire to con- fume the goodly edifice of civil and religious liberty , which hath been çemented with the blood of our forefathers , or as the letting out the waters of difcord to deluge with ...
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... should either ftint yourself in your pleasures , or diminish the number of your fervants , or the splen- dour of your retinue , or the elegance of your entertainments ; that you should either live lefs voluptuoufly , or fhew , in any re ...
... should either ftint yourself in your pleasures , or diminish the number of your fervants , or the splen- dour of your retinue , or the elegance of your entertainments ; that you should either live lefs voluptuoufly , or fhew , in any re ...
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... should happen ; if the Nobility , forget- ting the duty they owe the people in return for the rank and diftinction they enjoy above the other members of the commu- nity , should ever abet the arbitrary defigns of the Crown ; if the ...
... should happen ; if the Nobility , forget- ting the duty they owe the people in return for the rank and diftinction they enjoy above the other members of the commu- nity , should ever abet the arbitrary defigns of the Crown ; if the ...
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Page 259 - Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Page 262 - Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, that ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
Page 234 - Now, when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled ; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
Page 247 - Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah : Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt ; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD.
Page 55 - Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power ? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Page 243 - And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Page 394 - My son, fear thou the LORD and the king : and meddle not with them that are given to change...
Page 79 - For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good. and thou shalt have praise of the same: for he is a minister of God to thee for good.
Page 179 - 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: for I was an hungred 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 1 - Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong ? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded ? 8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.