Essays to Do GoodChalmers and Collins, 1825 - 214 Seiten |
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... character of what may be justly deemed the blessedness of our species . And , indeed , from our natural ignorance of the counsels of the Almighty respecting us , the inadequacy of our unassisted powers to discover these , and the undue ...
... character of what may be justly deemed the blessedness of our species . And , indeed , from our natural ignorance of the counsels of the Almighty respecting us , the inadequacy of our unassisted powers to discover these , and the undue ...
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... character , as that they " shall never perish , but have everlasting life ? " This would seem to flow naturally and neces- sarily from a firm belief in the truth of revelation , and from an accurate knowledge of what it tells us of the ...
... character , as that they " shall never perish , but have everlasting life ? " This would seem to flow naturally and neces- sarily from a firm belief in the truth of revelation , and from an accurate knowledge of what it tells us of the ...
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... character , and to augment the blessedness , of those whom they distinguish . Even in the case of amusements , which , at first sight , appear to have no connection with what we hold to be man's only good , the proposition we XX.
... character , and to augment the blessedness , of those whom they distinguish . Even in the case of amusements , which , at first sight , appear to have no connection with what we hold to be man's only good , the proposition we XX.
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... character and measure being appropri- ate , —so far from merely gratifying his love of plea- sure , or his passion for trifling and vanity , we contri- bute to his substantial interests ; and , instead of neglecting him as a religious ...
... character and measure being appropri- ate , —so far from merely gratifying his love of plea- sure , or his passion for trifling and vanity , we contri- bute to his substantial interests ; and , instead of neglecting him as a religious ...
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... character , we fall short of our duty , as thus defined and enforced , when we limit our benevolence , in any case , to the mere animal gratifications , or the mere temporal necessities , of those whom we assist . It is very true ...
... character , we fall short of our duty , as thus defined and enforced , when we limit our benevolence , in any case , to the mere animal gratifications , or the mere temporal necessities , of those whom we assist . It is very true ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 137 - Be wise now therefore, O ye kings : be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
Seite 191 - O my God, I am ashamed, and blush to lift up my face unto Thee, my God ; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
Seite 205 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn ; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Seite 60 - Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law, ROMANS 4 1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
Seite 139 - He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the morning when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the. tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
Seite 163 - Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. 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.
Seite 155 - The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Seite 142 - Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep ; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine : yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people. 19 Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
Seite 150 - O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Seite xiii - Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see : and they glorified the God of Israel.