The Quarterly Christian Spectator, Volume 8S. Cooke, 1826 - Theology |
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... earth is rendered a place of disquietude and woe . Sin gives to death its princi- pal sting . Without it , death would be but a comfortable passage to glo ry , like the one which Elijah took when he ascended in a chariot of fire to his ...
... earth is rendered a place of disquietude and woe . Sin gives to death its princi- pal sting . Without it , death would be but a comfortable passage to glo ry , like the one which Elijah took when he ascended in a chariot of fire to his ...
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... earth . The gospel is not proclaim- ed among the miserable beings who have set at nought all its gracious provisions while the time of their merciful visitation lasted . He who refused to hear Moses and the pro- phets while they lived ...
... earth . The gospel is not proclaim- ed among the miserable beings who have set at nought all its gracious provisions while the time of their merciful visitation lasted . He who refused to hear Moses and the pro- phets while they lived ...
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... earth should be even now casting its sun upon the mountains . The future then we have not , and may never have . It lies only with Him who " declares the end from the begin- ning and from ancient times things that are not yet done ...
... earth should be even now casting its sun upon the mountains . The future then we have not , and may never have . It lies only with Him who " declares the end from the begin- ning and from ancient times things that are not yet done ...
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... earth - how wonderfully made ! Sweet interchange appears , of light and shade ; Here the tall cliff collects the aerial rain , There the bright river murmurs thro ' the plain Here the proud cedar spreads its massy arms ; There the frail ...
... earth - how wonderfully made ! Sweet interchange appears , of light and shade ; Here the tall cliff collects the aerial rain , There the bright river murmurs thro ' the plain Here the proud cedar spreads its massy arms ; There the frail ...
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... earth ; to gather its enjoyments from spiritual pursuits . Here are two systems directly adverse to each other . They are composed of materials incapable of amalgamation.- It was , therefore , necessary that they should be kept apart ...
... earth ; to gather its enjoyments from spiritual pursuits . Here are two systems directly adverse to each other . They are composed of materials incapable of amalgamation.- It was , therefore , necessary that they should be kept apart ...
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Page 383 - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Page 235 - But he that knew not. and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Page 386 - What could have been done more to my vineyard, That I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, Brought it forth wild grapes?
Page 625 - So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Page 17 - Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in their graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and shall come forth : they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation,
Page 509 - Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant ; even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer : their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar ; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
Page 57 - And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, And they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; And they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; They shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, And they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, Saith the Lord thy God.
Page 640 - If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, From doing thy pleasure on my holy day ; And call the sabbath a delight, The holy of the Lord, honourable; And shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, Nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words...
Page 59 - Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land; and I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all...
Page 60 - Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.