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It was believed , that the friends of our invaluable institutions might in this way , be induced to unite in their defence : and that the best effects would result from such an union of virtue , talents , and influence .
It was believed , that the friends of our invaluable institutions might in this way , be induced to unite in their defence : and that the best effects would result from such an union of virtue , talents , and influence .
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Hunger , cold , watching ; the distress of a sever ; the pain of a broken bone ; the loss of limbs , of sight , of hearing ; the persecution of enemies ; the treachery of friends ; the walls and fetters of a ena 3 ' * prison : any ...
Hunger , cold , watching ; the distress of a sever ; the pain of a broken bone ; the loss of limbs , of sight , of hearing ; the persecution of enemies ; the treachery of friends ; the walls and fetters of a ena 3 ' * prison : any ...
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Have you ever , my friends , heard the ravings of a maniac , and the clanking of his chains ? Have you seen the distortions of his countenance ; the hurried wildness of his eye ; the frightful disorder of an immortal mind in ruins ?
Have you ever , my friends , heard the ravings of a maniac , and the clanking of his chains ? Have you seen the distortions of his countenance ; the hurried wildness of his eye ; the frightful disorder of an immortal mind in ruins ?
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If you find them faithful and honest , make interest for them with your friends . Strive to gain their confidence . Enter into their feelings . Assist them in laying out their money to the best advantage . Teach them how to make the ...
If you find them faithful and honest , make interest for them with your friends . Strive to gain their confidence . Enter into their feelings . Assist them in laying out their money to the best advantage . Teach them how to make the ...
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Employ that ascendency over them which their dependence upon your bounty and friendship can hardly fail to give you , for promoting their moral and religious improvement . Earnestly inculcate the duties of temperance , frugality ...
Employ that ascendency over them which their dependence upon your bounty and friendship can hardly fail to give you , for promoting their moral and religious improvement . Earnestly inculcate the duties of temperance , frugality ...
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Page 191 - And I saw no temple therein : for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof...
Page 75 - The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 . The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Page 101 - If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us : Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us : Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Page 79 - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them : but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Page 185 - And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse and against his army.
Page 281 - Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength : let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
Page 169 - And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood; and his name is called The Word of God.
Page 181 - Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
Page 111 - Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the Great King.
Page 143 - The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Shar'on, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.