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... 1. The importance of metaphysical distinctions . 2. Their absolute truth . 3. The nature of God's perfection . Conclusion ... ... ... ... : . 282 LECTURE X. THE INFLUENCE OF THE MYSTERIES UPON CHRISTIAN USAGES SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS . xix.
... 1. The importance of metaphysical distinctions . 2. Their absolute truth . 3. The nature of God's perfection . Conclusion ... ... ... ... : . 282 LECTURE X. THE INFLUENCE OF THE MYSTERIES UPON CHRISTIAN USAGES SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS . xix.
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... perfection whatever he touches . " 4. But nothing could more conclusively prove the great hold which these forms of education had upon their time than the fact of their persistent survival . It might be maintained that the prominence ...
... perfection whatever he touches . " 4. But nothing could more conclusively prove the great hold which these forms of education had upon their time than the fact of their persistent survival . It might be maintained that the prominence ...
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... perfection pro- fesses is to cause happiness and dispassionateness and peace of mind , then of course progress towards moral perfection is pro- gress towards each one of the things which moral perfection professes to secure . For in all ...
... perfection pro- fesses is to cause happiness and dispassionateness and peace of mind , then of course progress towards moral perfection is pro- gress towards each one of the things which moral perfection professes to secure . For in all ...
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... perfection . " In some communities there was an attempt to make such counsels of perfection obli- gatory . In the majority of communities , though they were part of " the whole yoke of the Lord , " and were specially enjoined at certain ...
... perfection . " In some communities there was an attempt to make such counsels of perfection obli- gatory . In the majority of communities , though they were part of " the whole yoke of the Lord , " and were specially enjoined at certain ...
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... perfection lived in ordinary society , undis- tinguished except by their conduct from their fellow- men . The ideal " Gnostic " of Clement of Alexandria takes his part in ordinary human affairs , " acting the drama of life which God has ...
... perfection lived in ordinary society , undis- tinguished except by their conduct from their fellow- men . The ideal " Gnostic " of Clement of Alexandria takes his part in ordinary human affairs , " acting the drama of life which God has ...
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Page 168 - For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Page 251 - We thank thee, holy Father, for thy holy name, which thou hast caused to dwell in our hearts, and for the knowledge and faith and immortality which thou hast made known to us through Jesus thy servant ; to thee be the glory forever.
Page 1 - IT is impossible for any one, whether he be a student of history or no, to fail to notice a difference of both form and content between the Sermon on the Mount and the Nicene Creed. The Sermon on the Mount is the promulgation of a new law of conduct ; it assumes beliefs rather than formulates them ; the theological conceptions which underlie it belong to the ethical rather than the speculative side of theology; metaphysics are wholly absent. The Nicene Creed is a statement partly of historical facts...
Page 300 - We thank thee, our Father, for the holy vine of David thy servant, which thou hast made known to us through Jesus thy servant ; to thee be the glory forever.
Page 235 - It comes into this world strengthened by the victories or weakened by the defeats of its previous life. Its place in this world as a vessel appointed to honour or to dishonour is determined by its previous merits or demerits. Its work in this world determines its place in the world which is to follow this.
Page 353 - For though you may believe that I am but a dreamer of dreams, I seem to see, though it be on the far horizon — the horizon beyond the fields which either we or our children will tread — a Christianity which is not new but old, which is not old but new, a Christianity in which the moral and spiritual elements will again hold their place, in which men will be bound together by the bond of mutual...
Page 78 - For who that has understanding will suppose that the first, and second, and third day, and the evening and the morning, existed without a sun, and moon, and stars ? and that the first day was, as it were, also without a sky ? And who is so foolish as to suppose that God, after the manner of a husbandman, planted a paradise in...
Page 304 - I am guided to the contemplation of the other sacred things. (The ritual is then described. The sacred bread and the cup of blessing are placed upon the altar.) Then the sacred hierarch initiates the sacred prayer and announces to all the holy peace, and after all have saluted each other, the mystic recital of the sacred lists is completed. The hierarch and the priests wash their hands in water; he stands in the midst of the divine altar, and around him stand the priests and the chosen ministers...
Page 106 - ... no prophecy ever came by the will of man, but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Ghost.
Page 80 - My soul breaketh out for the very fervent desire : that it hath alway unto thy judgements. 21 Thou hast rebuked the proud : and cursed are they that do err from thy commandments.