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... believe . Mercy is the bestowment of pardon and favor upon the sinful and undeserving . Now mankind are so eminently sinful , that no government , but one administered in infinite mercy , could afford the least consolation . Had any ...
... believe . Mercy is the bestowment of pardon and favor upon the sinful and undeserving . Now mankind are so eminently sinful , that no government , but one administered in infinite mercy , could afford the least consolation . Had any ...
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Lyman Beecher. one half of the territories of a kingdom ; and who can believe that the universe , which was called into being , and is up- held and governed , to express the goodness of God , will contain as much misery as happiness ...
Lyman Beecher. one half of the territories of a kingdom ; and who can believe that the universe , which was called into being , and is up- held and governed , to express the goodness of God , will contain as much misery as happiness ...
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... believe any revealed truth with confidence , when his cardinal maxim is , that the doctrines of the Bible are obscure and uncertain ? But who is this that libels his Maker as the author of an obscure and useless system of legislation ...
... believe any revealed truth with confidence , when his cardinal maxim is , that the doctrines of the Bible are obscure and uncertain ? But who is this that libels his Maker as the author of an obscure and useless system of legislation ...
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... believe yours to be true , and both are equally confident . It is also a speculative opinion about which you differ , and one concerning which great men have differed , and perhaps always will differ . You need not reason with him , for ...
... believe yours to be true , and both are equally confident . It is also a speculative opinion about which you differ , and one concerning which great men have differed , and perhaps always will differ . You need not reason with him , for ...
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... believe ; and the unblushing avowal is , that the Bible is a worthless book , no better than the Alcoran , or the fictions of Paganism , or the superstitions of Popery . " No matter what a man believes , provided he does believe it ...
... believe ; and the unblushing avowal is , that the Bible is a worthless book , no better than the Alcoran , or the fictions of Paganism , or the superstitions of Popery . " No matter what a man believes , provided he does believe it ...
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Page 73 - The land through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it, are men of a great stature. And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants : and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Page 301 - If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul.
Page 340 - If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin : but now they have no cloak for their sin.
Page 340 - If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own : but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
Page 135 - And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
Page 190 - And all Judah rejoiced at the oath ; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire ; and he was found of them : and the LORD gave them rest round about.
Page 341 - Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Page 267 - And the seventh angel sounded ; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ ; and he shall reign for ever and ever...
Page 180 - Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness; covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity, whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful...
Page 342 - Remove far from me vanity and lies : give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me : lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord 1 or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.