The Words of Hannah More ...Harper & brothers, 1836 |
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... mean . Let us not suspect that it is not the en- deavor of their life , as much as the desire of their heart , to maintain a conduct which shall not discredit their profession . Above all , let us be cautious of concluding that they do ...
... mean . Let us not suspect that it is not the en- deavor of their life , as much as the desire of their heart , to maintain a conduct which shall not discredit their profession . Above all , let us be cautious of concluding that they do ...
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... means not only inscrutable but seemingly contradictory , is practical atheism . To contemplate the events which distract the civi- lized world , the tyranny which tears up order and morality by the roots ; to behold the calamities of ...
... means not only inscrutable but seemingly contradictory , is practical atheism . To contemplate the events which distract the civi- lized world , the tyranny which tears up order and morality by the roots ; to behold the calamities of ...
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... mean time , give credit to the great Author of the book of fate for the consistency of its catastrophe ! When we peruse the compositions of a human author , we look for unity and consistency in his whole plan ; we expect connection and ...
... mean time , give credit to the great Author of the book of fate for the consistency of its catastrophe ! When we peruse the compositions of a human author , we look for unity and consistency in his whole plan ; we expect connection and ...
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... means God works , rather than by miracles ; and as the world does not overflow with real piety , what a chaos would this earth become , if God did not permit inferior motives to operate to a certain degree for the general good ! Many ...
... means God works , rather than by miracles ; and as the world does not overflow with real piety , what a chaos would this earth become , if God did not permit inferior motives to operate to a certain degree for the general good ! Many ...
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... means which , to our short sight , seem fit or unfit for the accomplishment of his purposes . If ever the hand of ... mean to advance ; that so impetuous a projector would inevitably obstruct the establishment of a re- ligion of meekness ...
... means which , to our short sight , seem fit or unfit for the accomplishment of his purposes . If ever the hand of ... mean to advance ; that so impetuous a projector would inevitably obstruct the establishment of a re- ligion of meekness ...
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