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Page xvii
... happiest man in the world in my domestic connexions : I have endeavoured faith- fully to instruct my children , and they have conducted , so as great- ly to endear themselves to me . I shall leave them but little prop- erty , but they ...
... happiest man in the world in my domestic connexions : I have endeavoured faith- fully to instruct my children , and they have conducted , so as great- ly to endear themselves to me . I shall leave them but little prop- erty , but they ...
Page xviii
... happiness of heaven would never end . " Connect with it , " he replied , " the thought of perfect holiness , and it is a glorious thought indeed . " At another time , after exclaiming , " Worthy is the Lamb , that was slain , to receive ...
... happiness of heaven would never end . " Connect with it , " he replied , " the thought of perfect holiness , and it is a glorious thought indeed . " At another time , after exclaiming , " Worthy is the Lamb , that was slain , to receive ...
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... happiness by Jesus Christ . " I close the present lecture with a single remark , relating not to the ancient gentiles , but directly to ourselves , while professing to know God , may we not in works deny him ; being disobedient and to ...
... happiness by Jesus Christ . " I close the present lecture with a single remark , relating not to the ancient gentiles , but directly to ourselves , while professing to know God , may we not in works deny him ; being disobedient and to ...
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... happiness is known to depend , we are cautious not to give offence . Religion of every kind recognizes the existence of an invisible power , whether this power is possessd by one , or distributed among many . On this power it represents ...
... happiness is known to depend , we are cautious not to give offence . Religion of every kind recognizes the existence of an invisible power , whether this power is possessd by one , or distributed among many . On this power it represents ...
Page 73
... happiness or misery of that state , and the present habits and actions of men , a knowledge of this concerns the laborer , the mechanic , or even the slave , not less than those , who move in a sphere , more conspicuous and elevated ...
... happiness or misery of that state , and the present habits and actions of men , a knowledge of this concerns the laborer , the mechanic , or even the slave , not less than those , who move in a sphere , more conspicuous and elevated ...
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