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... truth . In the city of Cæsarea , there dwelt a Roman centurion , a military officer of inferior rank , " a Gentile , neither by birth nor religion entitled to the privileges of the Jewish nation . But he was a devout and a benevolent ...
... truth . In the city of Cæsarea , there dwelt a Roman centurion , a military officer of inferior rank , " a Gentile , neither by birth nor religion entitled to the privileges of the Jewish nation . But he was a devout and a benevolent ...
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... truth . The Angel accosts him with this salutation . Cornelius , Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God . It is to the conjunction of prayers and alms that I purpose now to direct your thoughts , as describing ...
... truth . The Angel accosts him with this salutation . Cornelius , Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God . It is to the conjunction of prayers and alms that I purpose now to direct your thoughts , as describing ...
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... truth , begin the enjoyment of heaven . In every state of our existence , they form the chief ingredients of felicity . Hence , they are the great marks of Christian regeneration . They are the signature of that Holy Spirit , by which ...
... truth , begin the enjoyment of heaven . In every state of our existence , they form the chief ingredients of felicity . Hence , they are the great marks of Christian regeneration . They are the signature of that Holy Spirit , by which ...
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... which the world can afford . Look abroad into life , and you will find the gene- ral sense of mankind bearing witness to this import- ant truth , that mind is superiour to fortune ; C 4 SERM . II . 23 RELIGION UPON ADVERSITY .
... which the world can afford . Look abroad into life , and you will find the gene- ral sense of mankind bearing witness to this import- ant truth , that mind is superiour to fortune ; C 4 SERM . II . 23 RELIGION UPON ADVERSITY .
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Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. ant truth , that mind is superiour to fortune ; that what one feels within is of much greater importance than all that befalls him without . Let a man be brought into some such severe and trying situation ...
Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. ant truth , that mind is superiour to fortune ; that what one feels within is of much greater importance than all that befalls him without . Let a man be brought into some such severe and trying situation ...
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