The Great Importance of a Religious Life ConsideredCottom and Stewart, 1802 - 313 pages |
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... give themselves the trouble carefully to examine the re- cords of the chriftian religion , and the hif- torical evidence by which it is fupported ; if they would confider the fublimity of its do & rines , the beauty and juftness of its ...
... give themselves the trouble carefully to examine the re- cords of the chriftian religion , and the hif- torical evidence by which it is fupported ; if they would confider the fublimity of its do & rines , the beauty and juftness of its ...
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... give a fanction to their laws , and to enforce the practice of virtue for the benefit of man- kind in the present life ; this alone feems to have been their end , and a meritorious end it was : but christianity not only operates more ...
... give a fanction to their laws , and to enforce the practice of virtue for the benefit of man- kind in the present life ; this alone feems to have been their end , and a meritorious end it was : but christianity not only operates more ...
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... give any account of the depravity of man , or to point out any remedy for it : no other has ventured to declare the unpardonable nature of fin without the influence of a mediato- rial interpofition , and a vicarious atonement from the ...
... give any account of the depravity of man , or to point out any remedy for it : no other has ventured to declare the unpardonable nature of fin without the influence of a mediato- rial interpofition , and a vicarious atonement from the ...
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... give no credit to the relation of thefe facts ; but I will prove it from facts which cannot be disputed ; for instance , he is the only founder of a religion in the history of mankind , which is totally unconnected with all human policy ...
... give no credit to the relation of thefe facts ; but I will prove it from facts which cannot be disputed ; for instance , he is the only founder of a religion in the history of mankind , which is totally unconnected with all human policy ...
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... gives a li- cence to inflict wrongs and injuries not only with impunity , but with applaufe ; but it is fo diametrically oppofite to the great cha- racteristic of this inftitution , that it never could have been admitted into the lift ...
... gives a li- cence to inflict wrongs and injuries not only with impunity , but with applaufe ; but it is fo diametrically oppofite to the great cha- racteristic of this inftitution , that it never could have been admitted into the lift ...
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The Great Importance of a Religious Life Considered: To which are Added ... William Melmoth Affichage du livre entier - 1849 |
The Great Importance of a Religious Life Considered: To which are Added ... William Melmoth Affichage du livre entier - 1787 |
The Great Importance of a Religious Life Considered: To which are Added ... William Melmoth Affichage du livre entier - 1849 |
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Page 36 - Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungred and ye gave me meat, I was thirsty and ye gave me drink, I was a stranger and ye took me in; naked and ye clothed me, I was sick and ye visited me, I was in prison and ye came unto me.
Page 212 - Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his mercy ; To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
Page 81 - For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground : he hath no form nor comeliness ; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
Page 242 - LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight.
Page 230 - For I know him, that he will command his children, and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment ; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Page 269 - God; strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light...
Page 207 - 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 82 - He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied : by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death : and he was numbered with the transgressors ; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Page 264 - Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life : But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil...
Page 116 - Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place, and labour, working with our own hands.