Of knowledgeDaniel Fanshaw, 1816 - Conduct of life |
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... Rational A- gents , in order to their performing their Part properly , and contributing to Universal Perfection and Happi ness , must resolve to act agreably to the threefold Obligation which they are under , to wit , with regard to ...
... Rational A- gents , in order to their performing their Part properly , and contributing to Universal Perfection and Happi ness , must resolve to act agreably to the threefold Obligation which they are under , to wit , with regard to ...
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... rational and voluntary concurrence with the general scheme of the Governor of the Universe ; what method , I say , can we conceive of for these noble purposes , that should not take in , among others , the following particulars , viz ...
... rational and voluntary concurrence with the general scheme of the Governor of the Universe ; what method , I say , can we conceive of for these noble purposes , that should not take in , among others , the following particulars , viz ...
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... rational considerations . Nature has ordered that our pa- rents shall be so engaged to us by irresistible affection , as to be willing to undertake the office of caring for us in our helpless years ; of opening and cultivating our ...
... rational considerations . Nature has ordered that our pa- rents shall be so engaged to us by irresistible affection , as to be willing to undertake the office of caring for us in our helpless years ; of opening and cultivating our ...
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... rational creation . For , what ! Must the infinite Author of existence , ( with reverence be it spoken , ) must He deny himself the exer- tion of his boundless goodness in producing an universe of conscious beings , of whom numbers will ...
... rational creation . For , what ! Must the infinite Author of existence , ( with reverence be it spoken , ) must He deny himself the exer- tion of his boundless goodness in producing an universe of conscious beings , of whom numbers will ...
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... rational faculties be formed in a rational man- ner to the entire love and habitual pursuit of goodness .. This shows mechanical means to be improper alone for that purpose , though they may prove , as we find , useful helps ; and that ...
... rational faculties be formed in a rational man- ner to the entire love and habitual pursuit of goodness .. This shows mechanical means to be improper alone for that purpose , though they may prove , as we find , useful helps ; and that ...
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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...