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... true light seems necessary to lay a proper foun- dation for a history of his church or kingdom in the world . The materials for such an enquiry are to be found in the writings of the four Evangelists , the Acts of the Apostles , and the ...
... true light seems necessary to lay a proper foun- dation for a history of his church or kingdom in the world . The materials for such an enquiry are to be found in the writings of the four Evangelists , the Acts of the Apostles , and the ...
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... true character of God and of obedience to his will : the enquiry on which we are entering may possibly serve to evince how little such representations are entitled to regard , and perhaps tend to prove the truth of the apostle's ...
... true character of God and of obedience to his will : the enquiry on which we are entering may possibly serve to evince how little such representations are entitled to regard , and perhaps tend to prove the truth of the apostle's ...
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... true ; by the philosopher as equally false ; and by the magistrate as equally useful . And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence , but even religious con- cord . " " ' * The Religions of the Indians , Egyptians , Persians ...
... true ; by the philosopher as equally false ; and by the magistrate as equally useful . And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence , but even religious con- cord . " " ' * The Religions of the Indians , Egyptians , Persians ...
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... true wisdom . Yet the system of PLATO had its defects . He considered the Deity as supreme governor of the universe , a being of the highest wisdom and power , and totally unconnected with any material substance . The souls of men he ...
... true wisdom . Yet the system of PLATO had its defects . He considered the Deity as supreme governor of the universe , a being of the highest wisdom and power , and totally unconnected with any material substance . The souls of men he ...
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... true religion , and thus instruct them in the way by which deliverance was to be obtained from their wretched and forlorn state . DEMIURGUS , however , and his associates , unwil- ling to resign any part of that dominion of whose sweets ...
... true religion , and thus instruct them in the way by which deliverance was to be obtained from their wretched and forlorn state . DEMIURGUS , however , and his associates , unwil- ling to resign any part of that dominion of whose sweets ...
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Page 501 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue.
Page 542 - And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Page 116 - But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities : The chastisement of our peace was upon Him ; And with His stripes we are healed. "All we like sheep have gone astray; We have turned every one to his own way ; And the Lord hath laid on Him The iniquity of us all. "He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not His mouth : He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, And as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, So He openeth not His mouth.
Page 541 - Let no man deceive you by any means : for (that day shall not come,) except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition ; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped ; so that he, as God, sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
Page 385 - Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
Page 118 - SAVE me, O God ; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Page 166 - Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in Heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of Heaven with power and great glory.
Page 101 - Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone : if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Page 173 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils ; speaking lies in hypocrisy ; having their conscience seared with a hot iron ; forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
Page 309 - And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, that Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying, Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.