A series of discourses on the principles of religious belief as connected with human happiness and improvement, Volume 21816 |
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... human policy , and to trace its ef- fects upon the fate of mankind , there will appear something very unpromising in the simple characters and lives of our Lord and his Disciples . This very circum- stance , however , is particularly ...
... human policy , and to trace its ef- fects upon the fate of mankind , there will appear something very unpromising in the simple characters and lives of our Lord and his Disciples . This very circum- stance , however , is particularly ...
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... human policy . They who seem most active in guiding the ship , and who fancy that they only can save it from the storm , have perhaps the least real influence on its direction — and the great Governor of the world , whom they may ...
... human policy . They who seem most active in guiding the ship , and who fancy that they only can save it from the storm , have perhaps the least real influence on its direction — and the great Governor of the world , whom they may ...
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... policy , to the mighty end of the good of his creation . Reverence for this Supreme Power , while it is the only solid foundation of the goodness of individual men , is likewise the main - spring of the dignity and worth of nations ...
... policy , to the mighty end of the good of his creation . Reverence for this Supreme Power , while it is the only solid foundation of the goodness of individual men , is likewise the main - spring of the dignity and worth of nations ...
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... human policy , and to prepare the for the reign of Eternal Righteous- ness : to sit down upon kings and nations , and to probe their infirmities to the quick , till , " from the rising of the sun and from " the west , they shall know ...
... human policy , and to prepare the for the reign of Eternal Righteous- ness : to sit down upon kings and nations , and to probe their infirmities to the quick , till , " from the rising of the sun and from " the west , they shall know ...
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... human actors . We there perceive the separate and jarring inte- rests of individuals combining , without their intention , to the general good of the whole ; we see frequently the deep- est designs of human policy ending in folly , and ...
... human actors . We there perceive the separate and jarring inte- rests of individuals combining , without their intention , to the general good of the whole ; we see frequently the deep- est designs of human policy ending in folly , and ...
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Page 453 - There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary be at rest. There the prisoners rest together; They hear not the voice of the oppressor. The small and great are there; And the servant is free from his master.
Page 197 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Page 90 - Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?
Page 74 - Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us ? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
Page 373 - For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
Page 35 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest...
Page 266 - ... who had his dwelling among the tombs ; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Page 316 - The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.
Page 90 - And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, "Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.
Page 54 - And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. 11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.