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Page 190
... heaven , for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you . You are the salt of the earth ; but if salt has lost its taste , how can its saltness be restored ? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden ...
... heaven , for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you . You are the salt of the earth ; but if salt has lost its taste , how can its saltness be restored ? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden ...
Page 209
... HEAVEN Heaven is not reached by a single bound But we build the ladder by which we rise . J. G. Holland ' Tis Heaven alone that is given away , " Tis only God may be had for the asking . James Russell Lowell To reach the port of heaven ...
... HEAVEN Heaven is not reached by a single bound But we build the ladder by which we rise . J. G. Holland ' Tis Heaven alone that is given away , " Tis only God may be had for the asking . James Russell Lowell To reach the port of heaven ...
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... heaven and the earth . Gen. 1 : 1 The earth is the Lord's , and the fulness thereof . Psa . 24 : 1 The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind . Jean Louis Agassiz And this our life , exempt from public haunt Finds tongues ...
... heaven and the earth . Gen. 1 : 1 The earth is the Lord's , and the fulness thereof . Psa . 24 : 1 The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind . Jean Louis Agassiz And this our life , exempt from public haunt Finds tongues ...
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