The North British Review, Volume 2W.P. Kennedy, 1845 - English literature |
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... principles of men - investing all their higher faculties , the reason , and the understanding , and the conscience , with a more efficient control over the inferior propensities and instincts of their merely animal nature . The tendency ...
... principles of men - investing all their higher faculties , the reason , and the understanding , and the conscience , with a more efficient control over the inferior propensities and instincts of their merely animal nature . The tendency ...
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... principles of a wise and righteous administra- tion . Imprudence will be followed up , as it always is , by suffer ... principle , that they were not to marry ? Should we not quickly have awful proofs that the ' forbidding to marry ' was ...
... principles of a wise and righteous administra- tion . Imprudence will be followed up , as it always is , by suffer ... principle , that they were not to marry ? Should we not quickly have awful proofs that the ' forbidding to marry ' was ...
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... principle : — " The moment the least attempt was made to do anything for either the souls or bodies of the millions , that moment it was discovered that the interference of the Legislature was ' contrary to sound principles . ' The ...
... principle : — " The moment the least attempt was made to do anything for either the souls or bodies of the millions , that moment it was discovered that the interference of the Legislature was ' contrary to sound principles . ' The ...
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... principle upward to the divine character , and merging all into parental love , as the single moral attribute of the God- head . It is thus that they would set aside the doctrine of the atonement , as if mercy to the penitent required ...
... principle upward to the divine character , and merging all into parental love , as the single moral attribute of the God- head . It is thus that they would set aside the doctrine of the atonement , as if mercy to the penitent required ...
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... principles of conduct which always are , which always must be , implanted where true Christianity is truly received . We shall exhibit the effects which these , viewed in their true nature , as essentially active , must unfailingly ...
... principles of conduct which always are , which always must be , implanted where true Christianity is truly received . We shall exhibit the effects which these , viewed in their true nature , as essentially active , must unfailingly ...
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Page 145 - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: And it shall be to the Lord for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Page 261 - Oh ! had he been content to serve the crown, With virtues only proper to the gown...
Page 479 - I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people, In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.
Page 122 - But though we, or an Angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Page 15 - 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 307 - I knew to the contrary, it had lain there forever: nor would it perhaps be very easy to show the absurdity of this answer. But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground, and it should be inquired how the watch happened to be in that place, I should hardly think of the answer which I...
Page 135 - But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Page 505 - And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them...
Page 234 - Boswell sent all round the town to attorneys for books that might enable him to distinguish himself — but in vain. He moved, however, for the writ, making the best use he could of the observations in the brief. The judge was perfectly astonished, and the audience amazed. The judge said, " I never heard of such a writ — what can it be that adheres pavimento f Are any of you gentlemen at the bar able to explain this ?
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