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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 section . In sincerity he says this , from a deep and abiding ...
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 section . In sincerity he says this , from a deep and abiding ...
Page 45
From Adam to Noah there was but one man , Methuselah , who joined hands with
both ; from Noah to Abraham there was only this one individual , Shem , who , for
450 years , was familiar with Noah , and lived till Abraham was nearly 150 ...
From Adam to Noah there was but one man , Methuselah , who joined hands with
both ; from Noah to Abraham there was only this one individual , Shem , who , for
450 years , was familiar with Noah , and lived till Abraham was nearly 150 ...
Page 199
But once suppose the Parents Christian - then , from the single principle of
natural inclination , in the heart of two individuals , we see proceed not only
profitable solicitude for their offspring , but social union ; the bonds of unity ,
genuine ...
But once suppose the Parents Christian - then , from the single principle of
natural inclination , in the heart of two individuals , we see proceed not only
profitable solicitude for their offspring , but social union ; the bonds of unity ,
genuine ...
Page 322
All things which have been made by him , were made for him ; and if this was the
end he had in view , when nature itself was framed , it was especially the end
with regard to man , in his individual , and relative , and social capacity . If this is ...
All things which have been made by him , were made for him ; and if this was the
end he had in view , when nature itself was framed , it was especially the end
with regard to man , in his individual , and relative , and social capacity . If this is ...
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The Genius and Design of the Domestic Constitution, with Its Untransferable
Obligations and Peculiar Advantages Christopher Anderson. this , desire him
also to go and receive the amount from another individual to meet the demand .
To pay ...
The Genius and Design of the Domestic Constitution, with Its Untransferable
Obligations and Peculiar Advantages Christopher Anderson. this , desire him
also to go and receive the amount from another individual to meet the demand .
To pay ...
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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.
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| Title | The Family Book: The Genius and Design of the Domestic Constitution, with Its Untransferable Obligations and Peculiar Advantages |
| Author | Christopher Anderson |
| Publisher | R. Carter, 1848 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 24 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 424 pages |
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