The Genius and Design of the Domestic Constitution, with Its Untransferable Obligations and Peculiar Advantages |
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Page iii
... human society , tell us that ana- logy has much in store for man ; because , though it is not infallible , it is that powerful engine or telescope of the mind , by which it is marvellously assisted in the discovery of both physical and ...
... human society , tell us that ana- logy has much in store for man ; because , though it is not infallible , it is that powerful engine or telescope of the mind , by which it is marvellously assisted in the discovery of both physical and ...
Page iv
... human va- nity , and conducive to the comfort or convenience of this transitory life only . Morals , if they deserve the name , carry us above the starry firmament , and point beyond the grave ; and in morals , since man has thrown off ...
... human va- nity , and conducive to the comfort or convenience of this transitory life only . Morals , if they deserve the name , carry us above the starry firmament , and point beyond the grave ; and in morals , since man has thrown off ...
Page vi
... human sagacity , it is not in me ; for , after all , perhaps he may find it within the narrow compass of a single human dwelling , where the Parent has lived from the beginning . And what if this parent idea should have been unfolded ...
... human sagacity , it is not in me ; for , after all , perhaps he may find it within the narrow compass of a single human dwelling , where the Parent has lived from the beginning . And what if this parent idea should have been unfolded ...
Page viii
... human society , which no human legislation can supply , and for which human sagacity , at its full stretch , can devise no expedient , are , in such a case , loosened . What then , though every thing which can more speedily enlighten ...
... human society , which no human legislation can supply , and for which human sagacity , at its full stretch , can devise no expedient , are , in such a case , loosened . What then , though every thing which can more speedily enlighten ...
Page ix
... human benevolence should never grow weary of devising and applying them ; still ju- venile delinquency goes on apace ; the criminal calen- dar doubles ; and the charge of the Judge to the grand jury , is found , at the next assize , to ...
... human benevolence should never grow weary of devising and applying them ; still ju- venile delinquency goes on apace ; the criminal calen- dar doubles ; and the charge of the Judge to the grand jury , is found , at the next assize , to ...
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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.