Of knowledgeDaniel Fanshaw, 1816 - Conduct of life |
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... give it a proper Reception That there is nothing absurd , or incre dible , in supposing that a Revelation may have been given 131 56 132 Of the Guilt of wilfully opposing or neglecting a Revelation from God 133 ral 112 Of the Wisdom of ...
... give it a proper Reception That there is nothing absurd , or incre dible , in supposing that a Revelation may have been given 131 56 132 Of the Guilt of wilfully opposing or neglecting a Revelation from God 133 ral 112 Of the Wisdom of ...
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... give his poor , un- thinking , short - sighted creatures all possible advantages for virtue and happiness , that might be at all consistent with their nature as free agents , with their condition as beings in a state of discipline , and ...
... give his poor , un- thinking , short - sighted creatures all possible advantages for virtue and happiness , that might be at all consistent with their nature as free agents , with their condition as beings in a state of discipline , and ...
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... of the regal dignity , comes to mount the throne of his ancestors , we do not find that it gives him any greater joy , than an heir to a very small fortune has in entering upon his estate . But suppose a private OF VIRTUE . 17.
... of the regal dignity , comes to mount the throne of his ancestors , we do not find that it gives him any greater joy , than an heir to a very small fortune has in entering upon his estate . But suppose a private OF VIRTUE . 17.
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... give ourselves up to the most sor- did lusts and passions , and yet be prepared for , and ad- mitted to the conversation of angels and archangels . But when weak short - sighted man has racked his narrow in- vention to start or to solve ...
... give ourselves up to the most sor- did lusts and passions , and yet be prepared for , and ad- mitted to the conversation of angels and archangels . But when weak short - sighted man has racked his narrow in- vention to start or to solve ...
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... give , is , To ha- bituate ourselves as early , and as constantly as possible , to consideration . The faculty or capacity of thought is what raises our nature above the animal . But if we do not use this noble faculty for the purpose ...
... give , is , To ha- bituate ourselves as early , and as constantly as possible , to consideration . The faculty or capacity of thought is what raises our nature above the animal . But if we do not use this noble faculty for the purpose ...
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Page 222 - Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely ; and this is his name, whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Page 12 - ... the blood of the martyrs has been the seed of the Church.
Page 151 - They go up by the mountains ; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over ; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Page 151 - Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind...
Page 151 - Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: The waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Page 151 - That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Page 193 - Why should it be thought a thing incredible that God should raise the dead?
Page 151 - BLESS the Lord, O my soul : O Lord my God, thou art very great ; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain...
Page 152 - I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live : I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Page 181 - 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...