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Page 14
... rulers of their own choice . As may be inferred from the words of the prophet just quoted , the ques- tion is intimately connected , not only with the stabi- lity of just government , but with the spread of the Gospel ; and every one ...
... rulers of their own choice . As may be inferred from the words of the prophet just quoted , the ques- tion is intimately connected , not only with the stabi- lity of just government , but with the spread of the Gospel ; and every one ...
Page 15
... rulers will take increasing counsel from " the Father of Lights " " by whom princes decree justice , " both as to the source of their authority over men , and the manner in which it should be exercised . This would be another step to ...
... rulers will take increasing counsel from " the Father of Lights " " by whom princes decree justice , " both as to the source of their authority over men , and the manner in which it should be exercised . This would be another step to ...
Page 17
... rulers rests upon the Divine will as its great and ultimate reason . But while there is a general concurrence among moral and political writers in the doctrine that civil government is founded on the will of God , they are by no means ...
... rulers rests upon the Divine will as its great and ultimate reason . But while there is a general concurrence among moral and political writers in the doctrine that civil government is founded on the will of God , they are by no means ...
Page 19
... rulers and ruled should be formed and regulated . When he " brought the Hebrews out of the land of Egypt , out of the house of bondage , " his first care was to give them laws and ordinances by which he made known his redeeming grace ...
... rulers and ruled should be formed and regulated . When he " brought the Hebrews out of the land of Egypt , out of the house of bondage , " his first care was to give them laws and ordinances by which he made known his redeeming grace ...
Page 26
... and their courses are not the same ; yet each of them seems to be marked out by the will of Heaven to sway the destinies of half the globe . ” * Note A. the attention of rulers and ruled who hear me , 26 INTRODUCTORY LECTURE .
... and their courses are not the same ; yet each of them seems to be marked out by the will of Heaven to sway the destinies of half the globe . ” * Note A. the attention of rulers and ruled who hear me , 26 INTRODUCTORY LECTURE .
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