Theology Explained and Defended: In a Series of Sermons, Volume 1S. Converse, 1823 - 668 pages |
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... living exhibition of the various affec- tions of piety and benevolence as they came warm from the heart . His life was a steady course of cheerfulness , as well as of sub- mission ; and this , under trials well calculated to determine ...
... living exhibition of the various affec- tions of piety and benevolence as they came warm from the heart . His life was a steady course of cheerfulness , as well as of sub- mission ; and this , under trials well calculated to determine ...
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... living , acting , thinking thing , which we call man . On the contrary , they are merely effects , of which that living , acting thing , denoted by the word man , is the cause . The existence of the cause , or , in other language , of ...
... living , acting , thinking thing , which we call man . On the contrary , they are merely effects , of which that living , acting thing , denoted by the word man , is the cause . The existence of the cause , or , in other language , of ...
Page 85
... living in the mite and the insect , the bird and the beast ; thundering marvel- lously with his voice ; sending lightnings with rain ; rolling the billows of the ocean ; making the earth to quake at his presence ; shining in the stars ...
... living in the mite and the insect , the bird and the beast ; thundering marvel- lously with his voice ; sending lightnings with rain ; rolling the billows of the ocean ; making the earth to quake at his presence ; shining in the stars ...
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... living image , glow- ing in living colours . The Universe becomes a vast assemblage of Means , directed to an immortal Purpose ; arranged in perfect order ; adjusted with exact symmetry ; and operating with com- plete harmony and all ...
... living image , glow- ing in living colours . The Universe becomes a vast assemblage of Means , directed to an immortal Purpose ; arranged in perfect order ; adjusted with exact symmetry ; and operating with com- plete harmony and all ...
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... living without it ; and its operations would be only those of force . The Rulers would feel no sense of rectitude , possess no virtue , and realize no moral obli- gation . To all these things their fundamental principles would be ...
... living without it ; and its operations would be only those of force . The Rulers would feel no sense of rectitude , possess no virtue , and realize no moral obli- gation . To all these things their fundamental principles would be ...
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Page 317 - And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day.
Page 196 - The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness : but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Page 141 - Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him ? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth ? saith the Lord.
Page 245 - ... he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Page 404 - And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Page 255 - Sirs, why do ye these things ? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein : who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Page 260 - As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live, turn ye, turn ye, from your evil ways; for why will ye die?
Page 559 - It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a Light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Page 553 - And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Page 236 - Whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation. And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing ; and he doeth according to his will in the armies of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth...