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... instruction . His people bear him witness now — and , I * This sermon was delivered before the society for promoting christian “ knowl- " edge , piety and charity , " and afterwards altered and adapted to his own people , and preached ...
... instruction . His people bear him witness now — and , I * This sermon was delivered before the society for promoting christian “ knowl- " edge , piety and charity , " and afterwards altered and adapted to his own people , and preached ...
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... instruction , and to , assign the departments of literary labour , where exertion shall be encouraged by suitable rewards . In the mean while , in this unsettled state of our studies , let us not weaken our powers by feebly grasping at ...
... instruction , and to , assign the departments of literary labour , where exertion shall be encouraged by suitable rewards . In the mean while , in this unsettled state of our studies , let us not weaken our powers by feebly grasping at ...
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... instruction of resident graduates in Biblical criticism , and in the qualifications for the pulpit . It would be a very agreeable employment to some one acquainted with our acade- mical annals , to collect and publish a history of this ...
... instruction of resident graduates in Biblical criticism , and in the qualifications for the pulpit . It would be a very agreeable employment to some one acquainted with our acade- mical annals , to collect and publish a history of this ...
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... instructions of revelation , was perhaps still more unfavourable to its progress . It enabled men indeed to understand the gospel , but it encouraged them at the same time to despise it . Do you ask , how was this ? I will attempt to ...
... instructions of revelation , was perhaps still more unfavourable to its progress . It enabled men indeed to understand the gospel , but it encouraged them at the same time to despise it . Do you ask , how was this ? I will attempt to ...
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... instruction , yet the manner in which immortality was brought to light in the christian revelation , coupled as it was with the resurrection of the dead , and rested even on the resurrection of a crucified man , seemed to them a most ...
... instruction , yet the manner in which immortality was brought to light in the christian revelation , coupled as it was with the resurrection of the dead , and rested even on the resurrection of a crucified man , seemed to them a most ...
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Page 139 - For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Page 213 - If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Page 214 - I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.
Page 66 - And the people gave a shout, saying, "It is the voice of a god and not of a man." And immediately the Angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 338 - Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding; for the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Page xxxiii - And this I pray, that your love may ab'ound yet more and more in knowledge and 'in all judgment, that ye may approve things that are excellent, that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Page 108 - By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
Page 112 - For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.
Page 2 - One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it.
Page viii - And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.