The Corner-stone: Or, A Familiar Illustration of the Principles of Christian TruthW. Peirce, 1835 - 360 pages |
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... which I have taken , leads indeed through the heart of the country , but it does not by any means bring to view all which is interesting or important . The reader will perceive that the history of Jesus Christ 4 PREFACE .
... which I have taken , leads indeed through the heart of the country , but it does not by any means bring to view all which is interesting or important . The reader will perceive that the history of Jesus Christ 4 PREFACE .
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... lead the soul of man to those sentiments and feel- ings : -that , for this end , nothing is wanting , but such a state of mind as ought to be , and for the absence of which any rational being is criminal and without excuse : that , in a ...
... lead the soul of man to those sentiments and feel- ings : -that , for this end , nothing is wanting , but such a state of mind as ought to be , and for the absence of which any rational being is criminal and without excuse : that , in a ...
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... lead them to forget their own ; no sunny bank or shady grove will have charms enough to detain them ; but faithful to their trust they toil industriously through the day , and unless • The scene changed . January . Plans for protection ...
... lead them to forget their own ; no sunny bank or shady grove will have charms enough to detain them ; but faithful to their trust they toil industriously through the day , and unless • The scene changed . January . Plans for protection ...
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... lead them to act , and by the character of the results , we likewise in this case learn his character . They are however two modes of manifesting the powers and char- acter of the Deity , which are very dissimilar . This class of moral ...
... lead them to act , and by the character of the results , we likewise in this case learn his character . They are however two modes of manifesting the powers and char- acter of the Deity , which are very dissimilar . This class of moral ...
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... lead- ing principle , which regulated his whole life . " I must be about my Father's business . " His last words , too , show , that thirty years of fatigue , and danger , and suffer- ing , did not extinguish his zeal in this his work ...
... lead- ing principle , which regulated his whole life . " I must be about my Father's business . " His last words , too , show , that thirty years of fatigue , and danger , and suffer- ing , did not extinguish his zeal in this his work ...
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Page 235 - And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
Page 222 - Come now, therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say some evil beast hath devoured him, and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
Page 152 - For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
Page 191 - I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away ; and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Page 170 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Page 189 - Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way. Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
Page xvii - There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body, parts, or passions; of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the Maker, and Preserver of all things both visible and invisible. And in unity of this Godhead there be three Persons, of one substance, power, and eternity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Page 119 - As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Page 235 - Jesus answered, I have told you that I am He: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: that the saying might be fulfilled, which He spake, Of them which Thou gavest me have I lost none.
Page 235 - Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon Him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye ? They answered Him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am He.