Letters, Addressed to the Daughter of a Nobleman, on the Formation of Religious and Moral Principle, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1806 - Christian life |
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... Scripture is to give " us an account of the world , in this 65 one single view , as God's world : " and that by this , Scripture is essen- " tially distinguished from all other " books * . ** In reading the Scrip- ture history , we ...
... Scripture is to give " us an account of the world , in this 65 one single view , as God's world : " and that by this , Scripture is essen- " tially distinguished from all other " books * . ** In reading the Scrip- ture history , we ...
Page 88
... Scripture , we are taught to expect to find something beyond the limits of usual experience ; and therefore the credibility of the Scripture his- torians must rest on other grounds . The books of the Old Testament were written by ...
... Scripture , we are taught to expect to find something beyond the limits of usual experience ; and therefore the credibility of the Scripture his- torians must rest on other grounds . The books of the Old Testament were written by ...
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Elizabeth Hamilton. unite in carrying on the main design of Scripture history , as if they had written in conformity to a pre- concerted plan . Instead of presenting us with a course of events evolving the general laws of Providence ...
Elizabeth Hamilton. unite in carrying on the main design of Scripture history , as if they had written in conformity to a pre- concerted plan . Instead of presenting us with a course of events evolving the general laws of Providence ...
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... scripture , " broke asun- " der like a potter's vessel . " Through faith in his promises the present world must even so far lose its iniluence over our hearts as to prevent us from pur- chasing chasing any of the gratifications it ...
... scripture , " broke asun- " der like a potter's vessel . " Through faith in his promises the present world must even so far lose its iniluence over our hearts as to prevent us from pur- chasing chasing any of the gratifications it ...
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... Scripture are not to be brought into question be- cause they have been perverted by the fancies of visionaries and enthu- siasts . If we have any faith in the promises made by Jesus Christ , we must believe that this assistance . from ...
... Scripture are not to be brought into question be- cause they have been perverted by the fancies of visionaries and enthu- siasts . If we have any faith in the promises made by Jesus Christ , we must believe that this assistance . from ...
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Page 57 - Now, therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people : for all the earth is mine : and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.
Page 61 - I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Page 67 - In it thou shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it.
Page 138 - If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, And the Lord shall reward thee.
Page 78 - And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
Page 180 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not...
Page 104 - Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers...
Page 77 - And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
Page 129 - Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
Page 129 - Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.