The Precepts of Jesus: The Guide to Peace and Happiness, Extracted from the Books of the New Testament Ascribed to the Four Evangelists. To which are Added the First, Second, and Final Appeal to the Christian Public, in Reply to the Observations of Dr. Marshman ... |
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... means in my power to improve their minds , and lead them to the knowledge of a purer system of morality . Living constantly amongst Hindoos of different sects and professions , I have had ample opportunities of observing the ...
... means in my power to improve their minds , and lead them to the knowledge of a purer system of morality . Living constantly amongst Hindoos of different sects and professions , I have had ample opportunities of observing the ...
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... means come out thence , till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing . Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time , Thou shalt not commit adultery : but I say unto you , That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her , hath ...
... means come out thence , till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing . Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time , Thou shalt not commit adultery : but I say unto you , That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her , hath ...
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... mean time , when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people , in- somuch that they trode one upon another , he be- gan to say unto his disciples first of all , Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees , which is ...
... mean time , when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people , in- somuch that they trode one upon another , he be- gan to say unto his disciples first of all , Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees , which is ...
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... those commandments to afford perfect means of acquiring eternal life , and directing men to follow them accordingly . Had any other doctrine been requisite to teach men the road to peace and happiness , Jesus could not 108.
... those commandments to afford perfect means of acquiring eternal life , and directing men to follow them accordingly . Had any other doctrine been requisite to teach men the road to peace and happiness , Jesus could not 108.
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... means to acquire peace and happiness , was desi- rous of giving more full publicity in this country to them , and to the subsidiary moral doctrines that are introduced by the Saviour in detail . Placing also implicit confidence in the ...
... means to acquire peace and happiness , was desi- rous of giving more full publicity in this country to them , and to the subsidiary moral doctrines that are introduced by the Saviour in detail . Placing also implicit confidence in the ...
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Page 72 - And I say unto you, my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear : fear him which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell ; yea, I say unto you, fear him.
Page 245 - For Moses truly said unto the fathers, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you." 'And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Page 42 - Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in : naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Page 57 - But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; but unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
Page 39 - Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh.
Page 159 - Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet! The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet! "But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted which did put all things under him.
Page 202 - For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me: and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
Page 67 - And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
Page 36 - For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
Page 76 - There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus, answering, said unto them, "Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, 'Nay; but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.