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Page 72
... impression upon his mind , of the precariousness of the ground on which he was standing . On this ground , he never ventured a positive affir- mation - but , resigning the lofty tone of demon- stration , and putting on the modesty of ...
... impression upon his mind , of the precariousness of the ground on which he was standing . On this ground , he never ventured a positive affir- mation - but , resigning the lofty tone of demon- stration , and putting on the modesty of ...
Page 101
... impression , to every bosom - did we know , that at the very time his benignant regard took in the mighty circle of created beings , there was not a single family overlooked by him , and that every individual in every corner of his ...
... impression , to every bosom - did we know , that at the very time his benignant regard took in the mighty circle of created beings , there was not a single family overlooked by him , and that every individual in every corner of his ...
Page 115
... impression of the first of these attributes , so another instrument has no less heightened our impression of the second of them - then I can no longer resist the conclusion , that it would be a transgression of sound argument , as well ...
... impression of the first of these attributes , so another instrument has no less heightened our impression of the second of them - then I can no longer resist the conclusion , that it would be a transgression of sound argument , as well ...
Page 138
... his sublime administration . Now , we ought to be aware how it takes off not from the intrinsic weight , but from the ac- tual impression of our argument , that this de- votedness to God which reigns in other places of the 138.
... his sublime administration . Now , we ought to be aware how it takes off not from the intrinsic weight , but from the ac- tual impression of our argument , that this de- votedness to God which reigns in other places of the 138.
Page 141
... impression , on the heavy ears of a list- less and alienated world . But they who , to use the language of the Bible , are light in the Lord , look otherwise at these things . They see sin in all its malignity , and salvation in all its ...
... impression , on the heavy ears of a list- less and alienated world . But they who , to use the language of the Bible , are light in the Lord , look otherwise at these things . They see sin in all its malignity , and salvation in all its ...
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