The Works of Joseph Stevens Buckminster: With Memoirs of His Life, Volume 2J. Munroe, 1839 - Congregational churches |
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... and rational , con- nected , and so continually dependent is man upon the influence of exterior objects , that it is instantaneously felt , that whoever has the government of the one possesses , 1 * THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD . 5.
... and rational , con- nected , and so continually dependent is man upon the influence of exterior objects , that it is instantaneously felt , that whoever has the government of the one possesses , 1 * THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD . 5.
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... possesses , of necessary consequence , that of the other . By the providence of God I understand that all crea- tures , animate and intelligent , are continued in existence by his power , and furnished by his bounty with the means of ...
... possesses , of necessary consequence , that of the other . By the providence of God I understand that all crea- tures , animate and intelligent , are continued in existence by his power , and furnished by his bounty with the means of ...
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... possesses them in perfection himself , that he knows and is interested in what is to come , that he has provided beforehand for his creatures ? And , if his providence extends , for a single day , or a single hour , I ask why 12 SERMONS .
... possesses them in perfection himself , that he knows and is interested in what is to come , that he has provided beforehand for his creatures ? And , if his providence extends , for a single day , or a single hour , I ask why 12 SERMONS .
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... possessed ; the fulness of the time in which the Messiah was born , with the extraordinary situation of the world , exactly what it should be , for the best dissemination of his re- ligion . Then , if more ... possess a mind 14 SERMONS .
... possessed ; the fulness of the time in which the Messiah was born , with the extraordinary situation of the world , exactly what it should be , for the best dissemination of his re- ligion . Then , if more ... possess a mind 14 SERMONS .
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... possess a mind equal to his own . I say , then , again , how inexpressibly great is that Being who penetrates , at once , the recesses , and circum- scribes within himself the boundless ranges of creation ; who pierces into the profound ...
... possess a mind equal to his own . I say , then , again , how inexpressibly great is that Being who penetrates , at once , the recesses , and circum- scribes within himself the boundless ranges of creation ; who pierces into the profound ...
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Page 125 - I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not : if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
Page 386 - Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses, sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, and laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
Page 315 - Finally brethren, farewell : be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace ; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Page 309 - So I returned and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
Page 375 - Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
Page 376 - And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Page 206 - Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Page 32 - Ambition this shall tempt to rise, Then whirl the wretch from high, To bitter Scorn a sacrifice, And grinning Infamy. The stings of Falsehood those shall try And hard Unkindness...
Page x - Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
Page xi - I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.