Miscellanies, Volume 2Hilliard, Gray, 1836 |
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... common interest in the study soon established , and topics for religious converse abounded from day to day . Still much was wanting to the happiness of Liese . She experienced the common lot of humanity , that as soon as one trouble is ...
... common interest in the study soon established , and topics for religious converse abounded from day to day . Still much was wanting to the happiness of Liese . She experienced the common lot of humanity , that as soon as one trouble is ...
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... common to society ; she diffused their treasures as that of which she was but the steward , and estimated their value by their diffusiveness . But one doubt troubled her for a while amidst this course : her present occupations were ...
... common to society ; she diffused their treasures as that of which she was but the steward , and estimated their value by their diffusiveness . But one doubt troubled her for a while amidst this course : her present occupations were ...
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... common but what curiosity there was testified itself in noise and bustle . Some few who passed by cast a glance at the coffin and went on . Some pushed their way as if they did not perceive what was doing but at every door stood one or ...
... common but what curiosity there was testified itself in noise and bustle . Some few who passed by cast a glance at the coffin and went on . Some pushed their way as if they did not perceive what was doing but at every door stood one or ...
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... common interest , if it be only listening to the Bible stories I relate to the child . I have further reason to hope that the season of greater progress is at hand . " " What reason ? " " Last Sunday , having gone early on purpose , I ...
... common interest , if it be only listening to the Bible stories I relate to the child . I have further reason to hope that the season of greater progress is at hand . " " What reason ? " " Last Sunday , having gone early on purpose , I ...
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... common occupations , and were so pointed that they could scarcely fail of recurring with the recurrence of the day . The father's irksome toil , the mother's midnight watch , the weariness of sickness , the first expansion of a parent's ...
... common occupations , and were so pointed that they could scarcely fail of recurring with the recurrence of the day . The father's irksome toil , the mother's midnight watch , the weariness of sickness , the first expansion of a parent's ...
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Page 223 - He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him : for he said, I am the Son of God.
Page 224 - Christ, save Thyself and us. But the other answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation ? And we indeed justly ; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And He said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when Thou comest into Thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily, I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Page 386 - What a sad thing it is to see eight firebrands of hell hanging there ! In October, 1692, one of Wenham complained of mrs.
Page 94 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us that succour want! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, 1 Against foul fiends to aid us militant!
Page 100 - Old Law did save, And such as yet once more I trust to have Full sight of her in Heaven without restraint, Came vested all in white, pure as her mind. Her face was veiled ; yet to my fancied sight Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined So clear as in no face with more delight. But, oh ! as to embrace me she inclined, I waked, she fled, and day brought back my night.
Page 94 - O th' exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe. " How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come to succour us, that succour want ? How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant Against foul fiends, to aid us militant? They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us...
Page 330 - It is absolutely necessary for it to be exercised on spiritual objects, if it is to attain its perfect illumination, and bring out that purity of heart which makes us capable of loving virtue for its own sake alone. 81. Or is the human species never to arrive at this highest step of illumination and purity? — Never? 82. Never? — Let me not think this blasphemy, All Merciful! Education has its goal, in the race, no less than in the individual. That which is educated is educated for a purpose.
Page 236 - I told him that weed contained better arguments for the Being and Attributes of God than all his metaphysics. Clarke confessed it to be so ; but alleged for himself, that since such philosophers as Hobbes and Spinoza had made use of those kinds of subtilties against, he thought it proper to show that the like way of reasoning might be made better use of on the side of religion ; which reason or excuse I allowed to be not inconsiderable.
Page 116 - Putting idiots and extraordinary cases out of the question, every human creature is endowed with talents (or his nature involves principles) which, if rightly directed, would shew him to be apt, adroit, intelligent, and acute, in the walk for which his organization especially fitted him.
Page 349 - disgusted at the subject" he proposes to be debated in our future correspondence. It does not "terrify me" to hear, that a person whom I sincerely love, and for whose character I have the truest regard, has entertained some doubts, which he cannot entirely get over, concerning a book which his earliest instructors recommended to him as the word of God. It is certainly the duty of every rational creature to bring his religion to the strictest test, and to retain or reject the faith in which he has...