The Flower Faded: A Short Memoir of Clementine Cuvier, Daughter of Baron Cuvier, with Reflections, by John Angell JamesD. Appleton & Company, 1838 - 192 pages |
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... feeling of the omnipotence of a supreme cause , and of an infinite wisdom . He seemed , as it were , by the examination of the visible world , to be led to the pre- cincts of that which is invisible , and the examination of the creature ...
... feeling of the omnipotence of a supreme cause , and of an infinite wisdom . He seemed , as it were , by the examination of the visible world , to be led to the pre- cincts of that which is invisible , and the examination of the creature ...
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... feeling ex- cited by the view of science revealing eter nal wisdom ? How noble , how affecting , and how prophetic ! So soon to appear before the supreme tribunal , what convic- tion could he express , what words could he pronounce ...
... feeling ex- cited by the view of science revealing eter nal wisdom ? How noble , how affecting , and how prophetic ! So soon to appear before the supreme tribunal , what convic- tion could he express , what words could he pronounce ...
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... feel her heart sufficiently affected by the remedy which the Gospel revealed , and of which she felt , increasingly , her need - at the same time she was convinced that faith is the gift of God , and that no man can call Jesus Christ ...
... feel her heart sufficiently affected by the remedy which the Gospel revealed , and of which she felt , increasingly , her need - at the same time she was convinced that faith is the gift of God , and that no man can call Jesus Christ ...
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... Feeling increasingly her spiritual indigence , and especially the necessity of a free and sovereign pardon , she ... feels real love to God , as it em- braces the mysteries of the Gospel . mercy of God , his love for sinful creatures ...
... Feeling increasingly her spiritual indigence , and especially the necessity of a free and sovereign pardon , she ... feels real love to God , as it em- braces the mysteries of the Gospel . mercy of God , his love for sinful creatures ...
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... feel that I have obtained that pardon , that I obtain it every moment , and I experience inexpres- sible delight in seeking it at the foot of the Cross . My heart is full , and it is now that I understand the angelic song-- ' Glory to ...
... feel that I have obtained that pardon , that I obtain it every moment , and I experience inexpres- sible delight in seeking it at the foot of the Cross . My heart is full , and it is now that I understand the angelic song-- ' Glory to ...
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