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... moral nature of man , he stands amazed at the monstrous anomalies which it exhibits , his reason sinks under the burthen of that ancient question- " Canst thou by searching find out God ? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection ...
... moral nature of man , he stands amazed at the monstrous anomalies which it exhibits , his reason sinks under the burthen of that ancient question- " Canst thou by searching find out God ? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection ...
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... moral reflections ; you will find it testified to you by an oracle from heaven , and by the religious history of the human species , that He who is " the same yesterday , and to - day , and for ever " has worked hitherto , and still ...
... moral reflections ; you will find it testified to you by an oracle from heaven , and by the religious history of the human species , that He who is " the same yesterday , and to - day , and for ever " has worked hitherto , and still ...
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... moral world , on the contrary , this is the great problem which the Divine hand appears to be solving - to work out the greatest perfection which can be attained without a compelling force . And because it is His will to allow liberty ...
... moral world , on the contrary , this is the great problem which the Divine hand appears to be solving - to work out the greatest perfection which can be attained without a compelling force . And because it is His will to allow liberty ...
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... moral belief . The meaning of a reasonable , willing , and moral belief , may be made plain by contrasting it with those kinds of belief which have no spiritual , voluntary and rational character . If the advent of the Son of God , past ...
... moral belief . The meaning of a reasonable , willing , and moral belief , may be made plain by contrasting it with those kinds of belief which have no spiritual , voluntary and rational character . If the advent of the Son of God , past ...
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... question which the present text leads us to ask is , whether these persons are speaking peace to their own souls when there is no peace ; whether the moral and spiritual imperfections , which are thus easily CHRISTIAN PERFECTION.
... question which the present text leads us to ask is , whether these persons are speaking peace to their own souls when there is no peace ; whether the moral and spiritual imperfections , which are thus easily CHRISTIAN PERFECTION.
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Page 60 - THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled of the word of life ; (for the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us...
Page 221 - But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: so man lieth down, and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.
Page 134 - There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Page 178 - ... but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ : From whom the whole body fitly joined together, and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of itself in love.
Page 64 - Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? He saith unto them, Come and see.
Page 218 - Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations : That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ...
Page 192 - He gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this ; for this is My blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins ; this do ye, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of Me.
Page 50 - Saviour: knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
Page 112 - I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell ; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell : God knoweth ;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body or out of the body, I cannot tell : God knoweth ;) how that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
Page 145 - When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet...