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Page 60
... death affixed to it . And , lastly , when our blessed Saviour appeared upon earth , in one of the very earliest exercises of his ministry , he not only confirms this part of the law , but gives to it a much more 60 ON DUELLING .
... death affixed to it . And , lastly , when our blessed Saviour appeared upon earth , in one of the very earliest exercises of his ministry , he not only confirms this part of the law , but gives to it a much more 60 ON DUELLING .
Page 63
... Saviour himself , which , whilst it enjoins for- giveness , denounces a penalty upon disobedience , which would seem to shut out the wilful offender from all hope of pardon , and consign him to eternal despair . Our blessed Lord says ...
... Saviour himself , which , whilst it enjoins for- giveness , denounces a penalty upon disobedience , which would seem to shut out the wilful offender from all hope of pardon , and consign him to eternal despair . Our blessed Lord says ...
Page 77
... Saviour's , can be wrested to the purpose of show- ing that the duellist is not guilty , " whilst the entire tenor of the gospel dispensation shows him deeply the reverse . Surely , surely then , it is the very height of human madness ...
... Saviour's , can be wrested to the purpose of show- ing that the duellist is not guilty , " whilst the entire tenor of the gospel dispensation shows him deeply the reverse . Surely , surely then , it is the very height of human madness ...
Page 80
... Saviour taught and enforced a doctrine of a totally opposite nature , viz . an unlimited forgiveness of injuries . As to the second observation , " that the world " has made such a law ; this is clearly a vain glo- rious boast , not at ...
... Saviour taught and enforced a doctrine of a totally opposite nature , viz . an unlimited forgiveness of injuries . As to the second observation , " that the world " has made such a law ; this is clearly a vain glo- rious boast , not at ...
Page 87
... Saviour before men ; and on the other , the awful doom already denounced against whosoever should for- sake and deny him ( Matt . x . 32 , 33 ) : " Whoso- ever therefore shall confess me before men , him will I confess also before my ...
... Saviour before men ; and on the other , the awful doom already denounced against whosoever should for- sake and deny him ( Matt . x . 32 , 33 ) : " Whoso- ever therefore shall confess me before men , him will I confess also before my ...
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