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The manner in which Christianity is represented in Scripture , as restoring the
Family to its proper state - illustrated by reference to the ministry of John the
Baptist , of Christ and the Apostlesthe conversions to Christianity among the Jews
in ...
The manner in which Christianity is represented in Scripture , as restoring the
Family to its proper state - illustrated by reference to the ministry of John the
Baptist , of Christ and the Apostlesthe conversions to Christianity among the Jews
in ...
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Much of proof , indeed , I think , has been already adduced ; but it is more than
merely worth our while to take another view of this subject , in a more distinct and
connected manner . Carry your eye , then , along the delightful stream of the New
...
Much of proof , indeed , I think , has been already adduced ; but it is more than
merely worth our while to take another view of this subject , in a more distinct and
connected manner . Carry your eye , then , along the delightful stream of the New
...
Page 282
In these words , especial reference was had to himself , and perhaps to John ; but
this was his divinely humble manner of making such reference . Even in the days
of the Redeemer , however , we have proofs , all in character , of the faithful ...
In these words , especial reference was had to himself , and perhaps to John ; but
this was his divinely humble manner of making such reference . Even in the days
of the Redeemer , however , we have proofs , all in character , of the faithful ...
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obstinate , after the means thus used by us in faith ; firmly retaining our
determination not to be diverted from proceeding in the same manner elsewhere
; even as to them we are not without resource . Let us aim at the Children , first
through ...
obstinate , after the means thus used by us in faith ; firmly retaining our
determination not to be diverted from proceeding in the same manner elsewhere
; even as to them we are not without resource . Let us aim at the Children , first
through ...
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... and by Peter in his * There are few subjects which a public expositor should be
more solicitous that his hearers should comprehend , than that of the connection
of divine truth , or the manner in which it is introduced to the notice , or enforced ...
... and by Peter in his * There are few subjects which a public expositor should be
more solicitous that his hearers should comprehend , than that of the connection
of divine truth , or the manner in which it is introduced to the notice , or enforced ...
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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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