The Genius and Design of the Domestic Constitution, with Its Untransferable Obligations and Peculiar Advantages |
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... daily obligations of the Christian , which apply with peculiar force to the Christian parent or head of a family ; one borrowed from what is civil , and the other from what is sacred . These are king and priest , and to these that of a ...
... daily obligations of the Christian , which apply with peculiar force to the Christian parent or head of a family ; one borrowed from what is civil , and the other from what is sacred . These are king and priest , and to these that of a ...
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... daily exer- cise of his authority : by his priestly character , com- passion and sympathy are greatly promoted ; since it is impossible for a man to pray often for his family , without feeling increasing tenderness for it . This ...
... daily exer- cise of his authority : by his priestly character , com- passion and sympathy are greatly promoted ; since it is impossible for a man to pray often for his family , without feeling increasing tenderness for it . This ...
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... daily oc- cupations of the Mosaic economy should invade the sanctity of that merciful and blessed day . " Amidst the complicated variety of new appointments , " as though it had been said , " forget not the old , the unalterable , the ...
... daily oc- cupations of the Mosaic economy should invade the sanctity of that merciful and blessed day . " Amidst the complicated variety of new appointments , " as though it had been said , " forget not the old , the unalterable , the ...
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... daily re- viewing some part of them , lavishing commendation , and sometimes blame ; but the latter seldom fell on any but the administrators . ” * What an example ! yet what a melancholy misap- plication of talents ! And the crowning ...
... daily re- viewing some part of them , lavishing commendation , and sometimes blame ; but the latter seldom fell on any but the administrators . ” * What an example ! yet what a melancholy misap- plication of talents ! And the crowning ...
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... daily as one of the king's sons ! It is not , however , by undue severity , or positive wickedness only , that parents incur the frown of God . Over - indulgence , or criminal easiness of tem- per in David himself , was most effectually ...
... daily as one of the king's sons ! It is not , however , by undue severity , or positive wickedness only , that parents incur the frown of God . Over - indulgence , or criminal easiness of tem- per in David himself , was most effectually ...
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Page 212 - 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 246 - 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 339 - MASTERS, give unto your servants that which is just and equal ; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
Page 166 - That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us : and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.
Page 359 - Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own : for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Page 88 - Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
Page 46 - Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Page 102 - 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 58 - And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
Page 437 - 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.