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... moral , and devout ; but they do not not strive in vain . He did obtain the victory in a feel , at least do not acknowledge , that it is their very eminent degree . Yea , so thoroughly had duty to be meek , gentle , and kind . They may ...
... moral , and devout ; but they do not not strive in vain . He did obtain the victory in a feel , at least do not acknowledge , that it is their very eminent degree . Yea , so thoroughly had duty to be meek , gentle , and kind . They may ...
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... moral per- fection of man in his pristine innocence , and the discovery which it thus furnishes of the height from which he has fallen , and the contrast it thus draws between his present and his former nature ; the de- claration it ...
... moral per- fection of man in his pristine innocence , and the discovery which it thus furnishes of the height from which he has fallen , and the contrast it thus draws between his present and his former nature ; the de- claration it ...
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... moral depravity , we might say , to love himself supremely , to seek himself finally and exclusively , to make self , in one shape or another , the centre to which all his busy thoughts , anxious cares , and diligent pursuits constantly ...
... moral depravity , we might say , to love himself supremely , to seek himself finally and exclusively , to make self , in one shape or another , the centre to which all his busy thoughts , anxious cares , and diligent pursuits constantly ...
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... moral turpitude in mental error ; and that every thing is non - essential which does not relate to the interests of morality . How widely this counterfeit liberality differs from the apostolic charity , is evident from the fact which we ...
... moral turpitude in mental error ; and that every thing is non - essential which does not relate to the interests of morality . How widely this counterfeit liberality differs from the apostolic charity , is evident from the fact which we ...
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... moral evil ; on the agreement between divine prescience , and the free- dom of the human will ; between moral inability , and human accountability ! How much obscurity hangs , in our view , over many of the operations of nature ! how ...
... moral evil ; on the agreement between divine prescience , and the free- dom of the human will ; between moral inability , and human accountability ! How much obscurity hangs , in our view , over many of the operations of nature ! how ...
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Page 9 - He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
Page 39 - Godliness is profitable for all things; having the promise of the life that now is, as well as of that which is to come.
Page 47 - For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death : for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to Angels, and to men.
Page 9 - For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong whose life is in the right...
Page 56 - She openeth her mouth with wisdom ; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed ; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
Page 69 - But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy!
Page 17 - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: And it shall be to the Lord for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Page 56 - Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be : but we know that when He shall appear, we shall be like Him ; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure.
Page 14 - Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church : and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Page 56 - Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.