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... us ; all such discoveries being merely the obser- vation of what has been true , from the beginning of the creation . To this parent idea in morals , therefore , many will not object , if it is shown to be older than the ages of.
... us ; all such discoveries being merely the obser- vation of what has been true , from the beginning of the creation . To this parent idea in morals , therefore , many will not object , if it is shown to be older than the ages of.
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... true , has , in every land , whether civilized or savage , to fight every inch on its way ; but still it comports with enlightened and impartial observation , that in the degeneracy or neglect of domestic duty , and the relaxation of ...
... true , has , in every land , whether civilized or savage , to fight every inch on its way ; but still it comports with enlightened and impartial observation , that in the degeneracy or neglect of domestic duty , and the relaxation of ...
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... true , they have been considered as its base or support . But let Family Economy or Parental Obligations be neglected , what can wealth or sagacity avail ? Then will every order of society prove alike infirm : the base , the shaft , and ...
... true , they have been considered as its base or support . But let Family Economy or Parental Obligations be neglected , what can wealth or sagacity avail ? Then will every order of society prove alike infirm : the base , the shaft , and ...
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... . Below the heavens , on this side of the grave , there is nothing precisely like it . This is more deserving of notice , since it is a remark which will hold true in every age and in every country -The Family Constitution,
... . Below the heavens , on this side of the grave , there is nothing precisely like it . This is more deserving of notice , since it is a remark which will hold true in every age and in every country -The Family Constitution,
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... true in every age and in every country . The economy of nations , whether civilized or savage , and the foolish interferences of an injudicious political economy , may derange that of the family , or disregard it , when struggling after ...
... true in every age and in every country . The economy of nations , whether civilized or savage , and the foolish interferences of an injudicious political economy , may derange that of the family , or disregard it , when struggling after ...
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Page 215 - 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 242 - 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 326 - MASTERS, give unto your servants that which is just and equal ; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
Page 111 - Let it simply be asked where is the security for property, for reputation, for life if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion.
Page 73 - For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children : That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments...
Page 112 - Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
Page 171 - 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 414 - 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 407 - 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 334 - But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.