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... rest . " He has gone to give an account of his stewardship . — " The Church mourns in him the loss of her brightest orna- 66 ment . Let us submit to the stroke with resignation and " reverence ; and as the most acceptable proof of ...
... rest . " He has gone to give an account of his stewardship . — " The Church mourns in him the loss of her brightest orna- 66 ment . Let us submit to the stroke with resignation and " reverence ; and as the most acceptable proof of ...
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... rest upon their humanity , their public spirit , their probity , and their truth . They arrogate to them- selves all the manly and the active virtues . But devout affections , and religious duties , they treat with contempt , as founded ...
... rest upon their humanity , their public spirit , their probity , and their truth . They arrogate to them- selves all the manly and the active virtues . But devout affections , and religious duties , they treat with contempt , as founded ...
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... rest prepared hereafter for the righteous , and of indignation and wrath awaiting the wicked : These are the considerations which over - awe the world , which support integrity , and check guilt . They add to virtue that solemnity which ...
... rest prepared hereafter for the righteous , and of indignation and wrath awaiting the wicked : These are the considerations which over - awe the world , which support integrity , and check guilt . They add to virtue that solemnity which ...
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... rests solely in devotion , if that devotion open not his heart to humanity , not only remains a stranger to the pleasures of beneficence , but must often undergo the pain arising from bad passions . But when beneficence and devotion are ...
... rests solely in devotion , if that devotion open not his heart to humanity , not only remains a stranger to the pleasures of beneficence , but must often undergo the pain arising from bad passions . But when beneficence and devotion are ...
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... rest are ignorant how soon they may be called to join them . For the prosperity of no man on earth is stable and assured . Dark clouds may soon gather over the heads of those whose sky is now most bright . In the midst of the deceitful ...
... rest are ignorant how soon they may be called to join them . For the prosperity of no man on earth is stable and assured . Dark clouds may soon gather over the heads of those whose sky is now most bright . In the midst of the deceitful ...
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