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This describes their happiness positively . Men on earth “ see in a glass darkly ; know in part , prophecy are encompassed with infirmity ; but the " angels in heaven ” excel in strength , stand before the hrone of God , serve him day ...
This describes their happiness positively . Men on earth “ see in a glass darkly ; know in part , prophecy are encompassed with infirmity ; but the " angels in heaven ” excel in strength , stand before the hrone of God , serve him day ...
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Perpetual sunshine suits not the state of the natural world ; perpetual success is by no means favourable either to human happiness or virtue . Hunger is necessary to give a relish to food ; the gloom of winter is the happiest ...
Perpetual sunshine suits not the state of the natural world ; perpetual success is by no means favourable either to human happiness or virtue . Hunger is necessary to give a relish to food ; the gloom of winter is the happiest ...
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... and without their intention , nay , in spite of their efforts , making them productive of regularity , stability and happiness . In contemplating , therefore , agents and events , those of which we have heard and read , or those ...
... and without their intention , nay , in spite of their efforts , making them productive of regularity , stability and happiness . In contemplating , therefore , agents and events , those of which we have heard and read , or those ...
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Whereas that of Heaven , though it be an ability to do evil , is an ability to this effect , which it exercises rarely , and with reluctance ; whereas the doing of good , and the diffusing of happiness , is its habitual object , and its ...
Whereas that of Heaven , though it be an ability to do evil , is an ability to this effect , which it exercises rarely , and with reluctance ; whereas the doing of good , and the diffusing of happiness , is its habitual object , and its ...
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“ Cursed is the ground for thy sake ; thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee ; " and the tree of life is removed to happier regions , or guard . ed from guilty man's approach , by the flaming sword of the cherubim .
“ Cursed is the ground for thy sake ; thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee ; " and the tree of life is removed to happier regions , or guard . ed from guilty man's approach , by the flaming sword of the cherubim .
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| Title | Sacred Biography, Or, The History of the Patriarchs: To which is Added, the History of Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah ... Volume 2 of Sacred Biography, Or, The History of the Patriarchs: To which is Added, the History of Deborah, Ruth, and Hannah, Henry Hunter |
| Author | Henry Hunter |
| Publisher | Edward Earle, 1818 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 20 Nov 2015 |
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