The Unitarian Advocate and Religious Miscellany, Volume 1L.C. Bowles, 1830 |
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... virtue and to himself ? Has love to him been our supreme motive , our gov- erning principle ? or have we pursued selfish ends , been wedded to narrow and grovelling views and in- terests ? What advances have we made in goodness , in ...
... virtue and to himself ? Has love to him been our supreme motive , our gov- erning principle ? or have we pursued selfish ends , been wedded to narrow and grovelling views and in- terests ? What advances have we made in goodness , in ...
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... fully displayed , and where those , who have been faithful to his laws on earth , will be raised to the highest moral and spiritual gratifications and employments ; where virtue shall triumph , meek- ness 14 CLAIMS OF CHRISTIANITY.
... fully displayed , and where those , who have been faithful to his laws on earth , will be raised to the highest moral and spiritual gratifications and employments ; where virtue shall triumph , meek- ness 14 CLAIMS OF CHRISTIANITY.
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and employments ; where virtue shall triumph , meek- ness receive honor , and charity win a crown . These conceptions are in harmony with nature , with the best feelings of the heart , and conclusions of rea- son , and they are as ...
and employments ; where virtue shall triumph , meek- ness receive honor , and charity win a crown . These conceptions are in harmony with nature , with the best feelings of the heart , and conclusions of rea- son , and they are as ...
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... virtue , and especially by teaching us , that there is one , who un- seen has access to our spirits , who is the witness of our prayers , and who if we strive to be subject to his will , and conformed to his image , will never withdraw ...
... virtue , and especially by teaching us , that there is one , who un- seen has access to our spirits , who is the witness of our prayers , and who if we strive to be subject to his will , and conformed to his image , will never withdraw ...
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... virtue , the strengthner of our weakness , our unfailing refuge in grief and melancholy ? Does it utter vain words ? Drop for a moment the idea of its heavenly origin ; regard its general spirit , provisions , and object ; is it not a ...
... virtue , the strengthner of our weakness , our unfailing refuge in grief and melancholy ? Does it utter vain words ? Drop for a moment the idea of its heavenly origin ; regard its general spirit , provisions , and object ; is it not a ...
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Page 6 - Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath. And stars to set — but all — Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death ! THE LOST PLEIAD.
Page 280 - But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God...
Page 64 - Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son [to be} a propitiation for our sins.
Page 6 - Death ! Day is for mortal care, Eve, for glad meetings round the joyous hearth, Night for the dreams of sleep, the voice of prayer ; But all for thee, thou mightiest of the earth.
Page 149 - See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Page 150 - And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not : for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him : The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
Page 6 - Is it when Spring's first gale Comes forth to whisper where the violets lie ? Is it when roses in our paths grow pale? They have one season — ALL are ours to die! Thou art where billows foam, Thou art where music melts upon the air, Thou art around us in our peaceful home, And the world calls us forth — and thou art there!
Page 279 - And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.
Page 150 - And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with : but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
Page 6 - Thou art where friend meets friend, Beneath the shadow of the elm to rest; Thou art where foe meets foe, and trumpets rend The skies, and swords beat down the princely crest.