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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... be attended with circumstances impossible for us to comprehend . Supposing it possible for us to have access to the mind of an unborn child , and that its reasoning faculties were were as strong as those of a man in the [ 26 ]
... be attended with circumstances impossible for us to comprehend . Supposing it possible for us to have access to the mind of an unborn child , and that its reasoning faculties were were as strong as those of a man in the [ 26 ]
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... laws such as those promulged by Moses , would never have been ac- cepted by a gross and ignorant peo- ple , whose minds were incapable of conceiving conceiving the meaning of ceremonies and observances , which in t 42 ]
... laws such as those promulged by Moses , would never have been ac- cepted by a gross and ignorant peo- ple , whose minds were incapable of conceiving conceiving the meaning of ceremonies and observances , which in t 42 ]
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... mind , is no less wonderful in the formation of the simplest flower , or in the organization of any living creature , as in all the mighty things which he did in the sight of our fathers " in the land of Egypt and " in the field of Zoan ...
... mind , is no less wonderful in the formation of the simplest flower , or in the organization of any living creature , as in all the mighty things which he did in the sight of our fathers " in the land of Egypt and " in the field of Zoan ...
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... mind a sum- mary of what you have been reading , Consider its purport and its tendency ; reflect upon the arguments which have appeared to you most convincing , and treasure them in your heart . May God in this and all things bless you ...
... mind a sum- mary of what you have been reading , Consider its purport and its tendency ; reflect upon the arguments which have appeared to you most convincing , and treasure them in your heart . May God in this and all things bless you ...
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... mind of youth , I shall , in the prosecution of my plan , endeavour to simplify the subject as much as pos- sible . I am nevertheless still sensible that in order to embrace these gene- ral views , the faculties must be ex- erted with a ...
... mind of youth , I shall , in the prosecution of my plan , endeavour to simplify the subject as much as pos- sible . I am nevertheless still sensible that in order to embrace these gene- ral views , the faculties must be ex- erted with a ...
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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.