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... forces the strong to give up by means of taxation . Do not think that this is exaggeration . Look into the history of the poor laws of England . We are apt to think that these laws were passed be- cause of kindness , of charity ; but ...
... forces the strong to give up by means of taxation . Do not think that this is exaggeration . Look into the history of the poor laws of England . We are apt to think that these laws were passed be- cause of kindness , of charity ; but ...
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... force . The doling out of alms must be resorted to in especial cases ; but what are we going to do about this state of affairs ? First , however , let me say that it would be impossible to understand Christ's work on earth unless we ...
... force . The doling out of alms must be resorted to in especial cases ; but what are we going to do about this state of affairs ? First , however , let me say that it would be impossible to understand Christ's work on earth unless we ...
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... force . It is not the Christ of the evangelists that they cannot love , the Christ who came preaching the " gospel to the poor , " whom the common people heard gladly ; but it is the Christ of the churches , whom theology and phi ...
... force . It is not the Christ of the evangelists that they cannot love , the Christ who came preaching the " gospel to the poor , " whom the common people heard gladly ; but it is the Christ of the churches , whom theology and phi ...
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... forces . First it was the king , then the aristocracy , then the middle classes , that held the reins of power . Now the masses rule . Christianity is the veri- table salt and light of the world ; without it there could have been no ...
... forces . First it was the king , then the aristocracy , then the middle classes , that held the reins of power . Now the masses rule . Christianity is the veri- table salt and light of the world ; without it there could have been no ...
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... force ? Must that which is potential in life manifest itself ? And we answer , No , not al- ways ; the traits that are hereditary can always be modified ; they can often be changed . But there are certain general physical and mental ...
... force ? Must that which is potential in life manifest itself ? And we answer , No , not al- ways ; the traits that are hereditary can always be modified ; they can often be changed . But there are certain general physical and mental ...
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Page 1 - Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see : The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them.
Page 120 - And, as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
Page 106 - And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity; so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Page 20 - Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few ; pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Page 137 - And they brought unto him a penny. And he saith unto them, "Whose is this image and superscription?" They say unto him, "Caesar's." Then saith he unto them, "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
Page 114 - 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, Oth.
Page 184 - Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth...
Page 199 - Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on.
Page 205 - Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth ; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Page 52 - ... for I, the Lord thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.