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... means to train the mind to a degree of vigour and improvement of which it would otherwise have been inca- pable . The account we have of the state of man in Paradise is so mixed with allegory and fable , that it is difficult to separate ...
... means to train the mind to a degree of vigour and improvement of which it would otherwise have been inca- pable . The account we have of the state of man in Paradise is so mixed with allegory and fable , that it is difficult to separate ...
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... mean time , the Christian doctrine , in proportion as it prevails , produces the most beneficial effects on the hearts and lives of those who sincerely embrace it , and who live habitually under its auspicious in- fluence . What indeed ...
... mean time , the Christian doctrine , in proportion as it prevails , produces the most beneficial effects on the hearts and lives of those who sincerely embrace it , and who live habitually under its auspicious in- fluence . What indeed ...
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... means of gratifying this intense desire , from the happiness actually possessed , and from the universal , irresistible tendencies of things to a better and happier state . What but love could have prompted the Creator to make this ...
... means of gratifying this intense desire , from the happiness actually possessed , and from the universal , irresistible tendencies of things to a better and happier state . What but love could have prompted the Creator to make this ...
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... mean , as we always should , the best means of promoting happiness ; so that the love of rectitude is perfectly synonymous with perfect benevolence , acting under the di- rection of perfect wisdom ; and Love , boundless , unchangeable ...
... mean , as we always should , the best means of promoting happiness ; so that the love of rectitude is perfectly synonymous with perfect benevolence , acting under the di- rection of perfect wisdom ; and Love , boundless , unchangeable ...
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... habita- ble worlds , as large , or , it may be , larger than the planet in which we dwell , equally crowded with inhabitants , and equally pro- vided with means for their sustenance and comfortable accommodation . 36 God is Love .
... habita- ble worlds , as large , or , it may be , larger than the planet in which we dwell , equally crowded with inhabitants , and equally pro- vided with means for their sustenance and comfortable accommodation . 36 God is Love .
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Discourses, Doctrinal and Practical: Delivered in Essex Street Chapel, Volume 1 Thomas Belsham Visualização completa - 1826 |
Discourses: Doctrinal and Practical ; Delivered in Essex Street Chapel, Volume 1 Thomas Belsham Visualização completa - 1826 |
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Página 20 - God would gloriously display his power and love, in the fulfilment of his gracious promise that " the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea.
Página 450 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Página 355 - Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
Página 212 - And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Página 212 - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Página 387 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If 1 make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Página 69 - Thou art, of what sort the eternal life of the saints was to be, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.
Página 462 - Say not thou. What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Página 365 - For what is our hope or joy or crown of rejoicing ? are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ? For ye are our glory and joy.
Página 177 - But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him; for the Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.