Observations on the Religious Peculiarities of the Society of Friends;J. and A. Arch, Cornhill; W. Alexander and Son, York; S. Wilkin, Norwich; and A. Constable and Company, Edinburgh., 1825 - Society of Friends - 334 pages |
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Page 219
... swearing of every description , and on every occasion . Such a line of conduct they deem to be both justified and required , first , by certain plain moral principles , and , secondly , by divine commands , of the most impressive L 2 On ...
... swearing of every description , and on every occasion . Such a line of conduct they deem to be both justified and required , first , by certain plain moral principles , and , secondly , by divine commands , of the most impressive L 2 On ...
Page 220
... swear , in addition to his yea or nay , in order to ren- der them more obligatory and convincing , their force becomes comparatively weak at other times , when they receive no such confirmation . If such a one is a believer in the Lord ...
... swear , in addition to his yea or nay , in order to ren- der them more obligatory and convincing , their force becomes comparatively weak at other times , when they receive no such confirmation . If such a one is a believer in the Lord ...
Page 221
... swearing ; and some of them have left on record an express condemnation of that practice . Truly , then , may it be asserted , that those awful appeals to a su- periour agency , by which , in every oath , the truth is supposed to be ...
... swearing ; and some of them have left on record an express condemnation of that practice . Truly , then , may it be asserted , that those awful appeals to a su- periour agency , by which , in every oath , the truth is supposed to be ...
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... swears either by something which is dear and valuable to him , or by some personal object of his reverence and dread ... swearing falsely , is one of infinite weight and severity . It is nothing short of damnation the destruction and ...
... swears either by something which is dear and valuable to him , or by some personal object of his reverence and dread ... swearing falsely , is one of infinite weight and severity . It is nothing short of damnation the destruction and ...
Page 224
... swear- ing , without grieving and offending their heavenly Guide and Governour ; and how multifarious were the sufferings ... swearing ; but , more especially , because of the express commands of Jesus Christ himself , and of one of his ...
... swear- ing , without grieving and offending their heavenly Guide and Governour ; and how multifarious were the sufferings ... swearing ; but , more especially , because of the express commands of Jesus Christ himself , and of one of his ...
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