Letters Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman, on the Formation of Religious and Moral Principle, Volumes 1-2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814 - 271 pages |
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... Jesus Christ . Upon a very little consideration you will perceive , that the well - being and happiness of each of these states of existence , depend much upon the preparation made for it in the pre- ceding state . Children who have ...
... Jesus Christ . Upon a very little consideration you will perceive , that the well - being and happiness of each of these states of existence , depend much upon the preparation made for it in the pre- ceding state . Children who have ...
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... Jesus Christ has been granted ; but , however disfigured by superstition , or obscured by ignorance , it pervades the human race . You , indeed , perhaps have heard , or may hereafter chance to hear , of Atheists - men who pretend not ...
... Jesus Christ has been granted ; but , however disfigured by superstition , or obscured by ignorance , it pervades the human race . You , indeed , perhaps have heard , or may hereafter chance to hear , of Atheists - men who pretend not ...
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... Jesus Christ , my " redeemer and mediator . He has " commanded , he has taught me to 66 66 pray ; and through his merits and " intercessions , will make my prayers " acceptable at the throne of grace . " Some such reflections as these ...
... Jesus Christ , my " redeemer and mediator . He has " commanded , he has taught me to 66 66 pray ; and through his merits and " intercessions , will make my prayers " acceptable at the throne of grace . " Some such reflections as these ...
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... rewards de- clared by Moses , were national and temporal . The punishments and re- wards declared by Jesus are individual and eternal . And as surely as the chil dren dren of Israel obtained possession of the land promised to ( 102 )
... rewards de- clared by Moses , were national and temporal . The punishments and re- wards declared by Jesus are individual and eternal . And as surely as the chil dren dren of Israel obtained possession of the land promised to ( 102 )
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... Jesus Christ , if we , on our parts , per- form the conditions of the engagement . As surely as the children of Judah were led into captivity by the King of Babylon , according to all that had been foretold them by the prophet , so ...
... Jesus Christ , if we , on our parts , per- form the conditions of the engagement . As surely as the children of Judah were led into captivity by the King of Babylon , according to all that had been foretold them by the prophet , so ...
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Page 248 - Now if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble ; every man's work shall be made manifest ; for the day shall declare it ; because it shall be revealed by fire ; and the fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is.
Page 94 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, And the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ; That stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in : That bringeth the princes to nothing; He maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Page 46 - Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
Page 49 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud ; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Page 57 - In it thou shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.
Page 47 - O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
Page 168 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not...
Page 128 - If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, And the Lord shall reward thee.
Page 198 - But it shall not be so among you : but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister ; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant...
Page 56 - Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work : but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates : that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.