The American Biblical RepositoryGould & Newman, 1840 |
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... sense there can be no dispute that American literature has already begun to exist . Thus far , however , it cannot be denied that the books written in this country , with some few distinguished exceptions , should be SECOND SERIES , VOL ...
... sense there can be no dispute that American literature has already begun to exist . Thus far , however , it cannot be denied that the books written in this country , with some few distinguished exceptions , should be SECOND SERIES , VOL ...
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... sense of right and wrong , the love of reputation , and a quick sensitiveness to the good or ill esteem of others , are common to mankind , and are most developed where human nature is most elevated by intellectual and moral culture ...
... sense of right and wrong , the love of reputation , and a quick sensitiveness to the good or ill esteem of others , are common to mankind , and are most developed where human nature is most elevated by intellectual and moral culture ...
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... sense . Litera- ture , among us , must speak with a different tone from that which she learned at feudal courts and tournaments , or she will ever seem to speak with an ungraceful , because outland- ish accent . It is still more obvious ...
... sense . Litera- ture , among us , must speak with a different tone from that which she learned at feudal courts and tournaments , or she will ever seem to speak with an ungraceful , because outland- ish accent . It is still more obvious ...
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... sense of the people revolts at it . That functionary trusted with millions of the public treasure , whose legal revenues from his office , might with frugality and simplicity , endow him with the power of becoming an honored and happy ...
... sense of the people revolts at it . That functionary trusted with millions of the public treasure , whose legal revenues from his office , might with frugality and simplicity , endow him with the power of becoming an honored and happy ...
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... sense of Divine accountability , diffused through the nation , must be our only safety ! No ! " The pilgrim spirit is not dead , It walks in the noon's broad light , And it watches the bed of the glorious dead , With the holy stars at ...
... sense of Divine accountability , diffused through the nation , must be our only safety ! No ! " The pilgrim spirit is not dead , It walks in the noon's broad light , And it watches the bed of the glorious dead , With the holy stars at ...
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Page 408 - For as the rain cometh down, And the snow from heaven, And returneth not thither, But watereth the earth, And maketh it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Page 199 - Through the dear might of him that walked the waves Where other groves and other streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song, In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the saints above, In solemn troops and sweet societies That sing, and singing in their glory move And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes.
Page 155 - For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry; Abba, Father.
Page 400 - How then shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed ? And how shall they believe in him, of whom they have not heard ? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent ? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them tiiat preach the Gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Page 268 - If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
Page 165 - Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
Page 223 - And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil...
Page 339 - And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Page 145 - If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
Page 138 - For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh : how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God...