Religious CharacteristicsWilliam Blackwood, 1827 - 303 sider |
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... nation ( the Jews ) in immediate revelations from God , an- ticipative of , or rather part of the one in ques- tion ; the ... nations ; —all these , we trust , under God , will amount to the full conviction in his mind , that God hath in ...
... nation ( the Jews ) in immediate revelations from God , an- ticipative of , or rather part of the one in ques- tion ; the ... nations ; —all these , we trust , under God , will amount to the full conviction in his mind , that God hath in ...
Side 48
... shattered nobility of his nature , so as to gain even one degree of self - esteem ? So thronged is the bitter hour of his self - condem- nation ! CHAPTER II . INDECISION . Though dread eternity has sown 48 WORLDLY - MINDEDNESS .
... shattered nobility of his nature , so as to gain even one degree of self - esteem ? So thronged is the bitter hour of his self - condem- nation ! CHAPTER II . INDECISION . Though dread eternity has sown 48 WORLDLY - MINDEDNESS .
Side 77
... nation each individual in the council argues , that his negative is of no avail amidst so many condemning votes , and therefore he need not incur the reproach of a dissent . He blames the multitude and every little ring in the chain ...
... nation each individual in the council argues , that his negative is of no avail amidst so many condemning votes , and therefore he need not incur the reproach of a dissent . He blames the multitude and every little ring in the chain ...
Side 113
... nations ? Self - love is not that power . It cannot even make allowance for those circumstances that neutralize the power of reason , in a comparative estimate of the future . It is blindly engaged with worldly - mindedness , or pride ...
... nations ? Self - love is not that power . It cannot even make allowance for those circumstances that neutralize the power of reason , in a comparative estimate of the future . It is blindly engaged with worldly - mindedness , or pride ...
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... at its fatal termi- nation . We have seen the ruined gamester turning at once - back upon his steps - and with every garment tightened and glaring eye- balls , burst upon the scene of ruin and confe- 138 CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES .
... at its fatal termi- nation . We have seen the ruined gamester turning at once - back upon his steps - and with every garment tightened and glaring eye- balls , burst upon the scene of ruin and confe- 138 CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES .
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Side 77 - Eve; heaven is for thee too high To know what passes there; be lowly wise: Think only what concerns thee, and thy being; Dream not of other worlds; what creatures there Live in what state, condition, or degree; Contented that thus far hath been reveal'd Not of earth only, but of hig-hest heaven.
Side 15 - Which men call Earth, and, with low-thoughted care, Confined and pester'd in this .pinfold here, Strive to keep up a frail and feverish being, Unmindful of the crown that Virtue gives, After this mortal change, to her true servants Amongst the enthroned gods on sainted seats.
Side 117 - He who loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how shall he love God whom he hath not seen ? You, Mr.
Side 199 - Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble minds) To scorn delights, and live laborious days...
Side 79 - ... of wise and pithy saws which, to the number of between four and five thousand, were collected from all ancient literature by the industry of Erasmus in his great folio of Adages. As we turn over these pages of old time, we almost feel that those are right who tell us that everything has been said ; that the thing that has been is the thing that shall be, and that there is no new thing under the sun.
Side 257 - The last great age, foretold by sacred rhymes, Renews its finished course : Saturnian times Roll round again ; and mighty years, begun From their first orb, in radiant circles run.
Side 210 - And, seeing ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven, Unless you be possess'd with devilish spirits, You cannot but forbear to murder me.
Side 97 - ... obey him in public and in private. This great virtue is the first trait in the moral character of St. Paul ; and it is absolutely necessary to the Christian character in general, since it is that parent of all virtues, to which God has given the promise of the present life, and of that which is to come.