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... valuable reference . The writers give us not only their own views , but the views of other men ; and generally not diluted , but rather distilled and condensed . Among the other authorities to which I have referred , PREFACE .
... valuable reference . The writers give us not only their own views , but the views of other men ; and generally not diluted , but rather distilled and condensed . Among the other authorities to which I have referred , PREFACE .
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... the same : exalt him that is low , and abase him that is high . I will over- turn , overturn , overturn it ; and it shall be no more , until He come whose right it is ; and I will give it Him . " In the midst of this removal of.
... the same : exalt him that is low , and abase him that is high . I will over- turn , overturn , overturn it ; and it shall be no more , until He come whose right it is ; and I will give it Him . " In the midst of this removal of.
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... give us instruction . A distin- guished author has of late entitled one of his best Essays " The Bible the best guide to political skill and foresight ; " and it is to be viewed among the redeeming signs of the times , that public men ...
... give us instruction . A distin- guished author has of late entitled one of his best Essays " The Bible the best guide to political skill and foresight ; " and it is to be viewed among the redeeming signs of the times , that public men ...
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... gives ordinances for the benefit of man . If government of any kind is to be rendered intelligible or tangible , it must have some form or embodiment ; and as " at the beginning , " he taught 1 how the domestic relations were to be ...
... gives ordinances for the benefit of man . If government of any kind is to be rendered intelligible or tangible , it must have some form or embodiment ; and as " at the beginning , " he taught 1 how the domestic relations were to be ...
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... give them laws and ordinances by which he made known his redeeming grace for lost man . But he did not forget their temporal welfare as a Nation , while he guided their faith as his Church . He formed them into a Commonwealth under ...
... give them laws and ordinances by which he made known his redeeming grace for lost man . But he did not forget their temporal welfare as a Nation , while he guided their faith as his Church . He formed them into a Commonwealth under ...
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