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Page 483
... tion , the poet's rhapsody , and the thesis of the ancient theolo- gian , each has been renewed , and thus words of writers long since mingled with the dust are read and understood . Such a palimpsest is the mind of man ; the comparison ...
... tion , the poet's rhapsody , and the thesis of the ancient theolo- gian , each has been renewed , and thus words of writers long since mingled with the dust are read and understood . Such a palimpsest is the mind of man ; the comparison ...
Page 494
... tion with them . I fully believed that the true Gospel and the true Church were not upon the earth . In a letter to one of my aunts , ( a very pious and religious woman ) written at this time , I said : " I do not believe that the ...
... tion with them . I fully believed that the true Gospel and the true Church were not upon the earth . In a letter to one of my aunts , ( a very pious and religious woman ) written at this time , I said : " I do not believe that the ...
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... tion of an angel ; truth should spring out of the earth , and revela- tion come down from heaven . And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven , having the ever- lasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth , and to ...
... tion of an angel ; truth should spring out of the earth , and revela- tion come down from heaven . And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven , having the ever- lasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth , and to ...
Page 508
... tion is certainly indebted . Why then should we abuse , or ridicule , or sneer at it ? Is it all bad because it may not compare with Christianity in many things ? On the other hand , we are bound to conclude that the external triumph of ...
... tion is certainly indebted . Why then should we abuse , or ridicule , or sneer at it ? Is it all bad because it may not compare with Christianity in many things ? On the other hand , we are bound to conclude that the external triumph of ...
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... tion such as occur in many cases of nervous disorders , should teach at least , that sight perception is not altogether infallible . The astronomer tells us that light from some of the distant stars has been three hundred years reaching ...
... tion such as occur in many cases of nervous disorders , should teach at least , that sight perception is not altogether infallible . The astronomer tells us that light from some of the distant stars has been three hundred years reaching ...
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Page 596 - Furthermore, we have had fathers of our flesh, which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Page 501 - He shall judge the poor of the people, He shall save the children of the needy, And shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Page 501 - And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Page 554 - Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
Page 555 - And I saw another Angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting .gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him ; for the hour of his judgment is come : and 494 FALL OF BABYLON.
Page 500 - Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord ; and he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Page 501 - The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock : and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.
Page 673 - And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto - them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation and kindred and tongue and people ; saying with a loud voice ; Fear God, and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come; and worship him that made heaven and earth and the sea and the fountains of waters.
Page 672 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; "Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.
Page 502 - ARISE, shine; for thy light is come, And the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And gross darkness the people: But the Lord shall arise upon thee, And his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.