The Christian Spectator, Volume 8Howe & Spalding, 1826 - Theology |
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... religion . The calls of the gospel are sounded in our ears . The warnings of God are held up to our view ; the in- vitations of Jesus Christ to the sweetness of forgiving love and to all the consolations of his religion , are urged upon ...
... religion . The calls of the gospel are sounded in our ears . The warnings of God are held up to our view ; the in- vitations of Jesus Christ to the sweetness of forgiving love and to all the consolations of his religion , are urged upon ...
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... Religion , then , that calmer of our woes , On two eternal pillars must repose , Our GUILT and MISERY ; when for these we grieve , Our fears , hopes , sorrows , force us to believe ; For who can question , when his sufferings cease ...
... Religion , then , that calmer of our woes , On two eternal pillars must repose , Our GUILT and MISERY ; when for these we grieve , Our fears , hopes , sorrows , force us to believe ; For who can question , when his sufferings cease ...
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... religion does not render us insensible to any of the pleasures and enjoyments of life , which are truly valuable . God in his goodness has made the appropriate exercise of all our powers upon their appropriate objects , not only our ...
... religion does not render us insensible to any of the pleasures and enjoyments of life , which are truly valuable . God in his goodness has made the appropriate exercise of all our powers upon their appropriate objects , not only our ...
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... religion a mere scene of gloom ? Would you exclude all the harmless enjoyments and amuse- ments of life ? We must ... religious character of those who ad- vocate their innocence . The mode of reasoning adopted by the author is judicious ...
... religion a mere scene of gloom ? Would you exclude all the harmless enjoyments and amuse- ments of life ? We must ... religious character of those who ad- vocate their innocence . The mode of reasoning adopted by the author is judicious ...
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... religion is dis- honoured . Charity owes its existence to a love of the Redeemer ; and is in -- It is not easy to reason with such separable from a love of his cause , or of those who are supposed to be enlist- ed in it . To suppose the ...
... religion is dis- honoured . Charity owes its existence to a love of the Redeemer ; and is in -- It is not easy to reason with such separable from a love of his cause , or of those who are supposed to be enlist- ed in it . To suppose the ...
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Page 382 - What could have been done more to my vineyard, That I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, Brought it forth wild grapes?
Page 613 - So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Page 15 - Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in their graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and shall come forth : they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation,
Page 628 - ... then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Page 57 - Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land; and I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all...
Page 58 - Thus saith the Lord of Hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Page 511 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
Page 611 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Page 235 - Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.
Page 257 - But ye, beloved building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.