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... whole to the impartial re- flections of his reader . At the same time , he owes it to himself to state , that no individual can ever be more sensible than he is , of the imperfections which may perhaps be detected in every following ...
... whole to the impartial re- flections of his reader . At the same time , he owes it to himself to state , that no individual can ever be more sensible than he is , of the imperfections which may perhaps be detected in every following ...
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... whole of human existence in this world is also embraced by the terms employed . How short , in almost all in- stances , is the period in which man sustains neither of these endearing relations ! Suppose a man to be misera- ble first as ...
... whole of human existence in this world is also embraced by the terms employed . How short , in almost all in- stances , is the period in which man sustains neither of these endearing relations ! Suppose a man to be misera- ble first as ...
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... whole population may be said to enter most effectually into the heart of human society . Not that society is uninterested in the other ties by which it is held together , and by which it may be de- scribed . Any measure which would ...
... whole population may be said to enter most effectually into the heart of human society . Not that society is uninterested in the other ties by which it is held together , and by which it may be de- scribed . Any measure which would ...
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... whole superstructure rests , of necessity , upon it . To refer , therefore , again to a passage of Scripture , already noticed in a former section , " Have ye not read , " said Jesus , " that he which made them ( i . e . man and wife ) ...
... whole superstructure rests , of necessity , upon it . To refer , therefore , again to a passage of Scripture , already noticed in a former section , " Have ye not read , " said Jesus , " that he which made them ( i . e . man and wife ) ...
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... whole is said Now , had this jeal- If , however , the Almighty here unfolds his own univer- sal law , and if he has continued in all ages to act accord- ingly , what will the opinions of men avail ? " There is no wisdom , nor ...
... whole is said Now , had this jeal- If , however , the Almighty here unfolds his own univer- sal law , and if he has continued in all ages to act accord- ingly , what will the opinions of men avail ? " There is no wisdom , nor ...
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Page 201 - For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Page 232 - And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Page 316 - MASTERS, give unto your servants that which is just and equal ; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
Page 52 - Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Page 42 - Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth : thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them...
Page 101 - The acceptance of and continuance hitherto in the office to which your suffrages have twice called me have been a uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of duty and to a deference for what appeared to be your desire. I constantly hoped that it would have been much earlier in my power, consistently with motives which I was not at liberty to disregard, to return to that retirement from which I had been reluctantly drawn.
Page 397 - EXCEPT the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it : except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Page 161 - By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Page 404 - Incline your ear, and come unto me : hear, and your soul shall live ; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
Page 127 - Tis now become a history little known, That once we called the pastoral house our own. Short-lived possession ! But the record fair, That memory keeps of all thy kindness there, Still outlives many a storm, that has effaced A thousand other themes less deeply traced.