Of knowledgeDaniel Fanshaw, 1816 - Conduct of life |
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... , 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 attending to Reve- lation vine Dispensation CONTENTS .
... , 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 attending to Reve- lation vine Dispensation CONTENTS .
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... guilt upon him : and the lowest and most savage of mankind , who shall hereafter be condemned , will be obliged to own , that with all his disadvantages for knowing his duty , he might have acted his part better than he did . Not only ...
... guilt upon him : and the lowest and most savage of mankind , who shall hereafter be condemned , will be obliged to own , that with all his disadvantages for knowing his duty , he might have acted his part better than he did . Not only ...
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James Burgh. purity and rectitude , wickedness is so odious as to render the guilty person altogether contemptible in his sight , we shall not wonder that he does not ( so to speak ) judge it worth while to put him out of existence , but ...
James Burgh. purity and rectitude , wickedness is so odious as to render the guilty person altogether contemptible in his sight , we shall not wonder that he does not ( so to speak ) judge it worth while to put him out of existence , but ...
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... guilt and consequent unhappiness , and blame our Maker , if we are not brought into the world at once per- fect seraphs ; if this earth is not the third region of the heavens ; if we cannot give ourselves up to the most sor- did lusts ...
... guilt and consequent unhappiness , and blame our Maker , if we are not brought into the world at once per- fect seraphs ; if this earth is not the third region of the heavens ; if we cannot give ourselves up to the most sor- did lusts ...
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... guilty of having omitted an important part of his duty . Having in the foregoing book treated pretty copiously of the improvement and conduct of the understanding , there is the less occasion to enlarge upon that subject in this place ...
... guilty of having omitted an important part of his duty . Having in the foregoing book treated pretty copiously of the improvement and conduct of the understanding , there is the less occasion to enlarge upon that subject in this place ...
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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...