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A dungeon so stupendous , no wonder , though men - - - left to the blindness of
their own perverted reason - should have attempted to prove to be altogether
impregnable its defenders invincible _ its dungeoned inmates incurably wedded
to ...
A dungeon so stupendous , no wonder , though men - - - left to the blindness of
their own perverted reason - should have attempted to prove to be altogether
impregnable its defenders invincible _ its dungeoned inmates incurably wedded
to ...
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He lamented it with me , and said it was often a cause of distress to him , and one
principal reason that had induced him to visit Europe , once more to strengthen
his spiritual faculties , and warm his heart afresh by intercourse with established ...
He lamented it with me , and said it was often a cause of distress to him , and one
principal reason that had induced him to visit Europe , once more to strengthen
his spiritual faculties , and warm his heart afresh by intercourse with established ...
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Common sense points out the propriety of avoiding heating drinks , for the same
reason that leads us instinctively to guard against a high external temperature .
During the first two years of residence at least , the nearer we approach to a ...
Common sense points out the propriety of avoiding heating drinks , for the same
reason that leads us instinctively to guard against a high external temperature .
During the first two years of residence at least , the nearer we approach to a ...
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But the reason of this should be explained to Mission Agents . It is an excellent
practice to invite Native Ministers occasionally to dine with the European
Missionary ; but wine or beer should not be offered to them . On the contrary , it
should be ...
But the reason of this should be explained to Mission Agents . It is an excellent
practice to invite Native Ministers occasionally to dine with the European
Missionary ; but wine or beer should not be offered to them . On the contrary , it
should be ...
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This is not the case with our Native Christians ; and therefore it is no reason for
them to follow the example of Europeans . And on what occasions do our Native
Christians usually indulge this habit ? Is it when sickness comes upon them ?
This is not the case with our Native Christians ; and therefore it is no reason for
them to follow the example of Europeans . And on what occasions do our Native
Christians usually indulge this habit ? Is it when sickness comes upon them ?
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Page 10 - And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
Page 5 - Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
Page 17 - Be ye angry, and sin not : let not the sun go down upon your wrath : neither give place to the devil.
Page 275 - ... they were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword : they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented ; (of whom the world was not worthy :) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Page 435 - Go, labor on; spend and be spent, Thy joy to do the Father's will: It is the way the Master went; Should not the servant tread it still?
Page 18 - The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between men, between the feeble and the powerful, the great and the insignificant, is energy — invincible determination ; a purpose once fixed and then death or victory. That quality will do anything that can be done in this world, and no talents, no circumstances, no opportunities, will make a two-legged creature a man without it.
Page 429 - Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts : for the Coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Page 435 - Men die in darkness at your side, Without a hope to cheer the tomb ; Take up the torch and wave it wide, The torch that lights time's thickest gloom.