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Page 55
It may also very soon be dissolved , and this very power of dismission , like the
act of transportation or banishment in a state , being left in the master's option , is
one striking proof of the divine regard for the best interests of his own institution ...
It may also very soon be dissolved , and this very power of dismission , like the
act of transportation or banishment in a state , being left in the master's option , is
one striking proof of the divine regard for the best interests of his own institution ...
Page 195
To accomplish such repetition , nothing will suffice but the steady affection of
married Parents ; a manifest and striking proof of our Creator's design in their
union . ” * No , but for this institution , the children of a nation can never be
habitually ...
To accomplish such repetition , nothing will suffice but the steady affection of
married Parents ; a manifest and striking proof of our Creator's design in their
union . ” * No , but for this institution , the children of a nation can never be
habitually ...
Page 212
Yet , there is a more unequivocal proof of an affectionate heart ; much more
formidable than any temporary trial can discover , or any warm expression can
evince . Such a proof is here fixed upon- “ he will command 212 OBEDIENCE
AND ...
Yet , there is a more unequivocal proof of an affectionate heart ; much more
formidable than any temporary trial can discover , or any warm expression can
evince . Such a proof is here fixed upon- “ he will command 212 OBEDIENCE
AND ...
Page 274
For both proof and illustration , I have no objections to be confined to the literal
fulfilment of this very prophecy . . To the blessed day , when John began , when
Jesus perfected , and his Apostles followed , in turning the heart of the Fathers to
...
For both proof and illustration , I have no objections to be confined to the literal
fulfilment of this very prophecy . . To the blessed day , when John began , when
Jesus perfected , and his Apostles followed , in turning the heart of the Fathers to
...
Page 290
of whom were even in a state of vassalage , were all to partake of the Spirit ; and ,
as a proof , not only were to believe and be saved , but individuals of every class
mentioned were to prophesy or work miracles ! So this Spirit had descended ...
of whom were even in a state of vassalage , were all to partake of the Spirit ; and ,
as a proof , not only were to believe and be saved , but individuals of every class
mentioned were to prophesy or work miracles ! So this Spirit had descended ...
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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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