The Corner-stone: Or, A Familiar Illustration of the Principles of Christian TruthW. Peirce, 1835 - 360 pages |
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... seem to render useful , though certainly not necessary , a friendly vestibule to his edifice . There might be peril that , without such a precaution , some readers would take a premature alarm , when they found some essential doctrines ...
... seem to render useful , though certainly not necessary , a friendly vestibule to his edifice . There might be peril that , without such a precaution , some readers would take a premature alarm , when they found some essential doctrines ...
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... seems then that when the fruit has come to its maturi- ty , it is so contrived as to let go its hold , and fall . There appears to be no natural connexion between the maturity of the fruit and the weakness of the stem precisely at its ...
... seems then that when the fruit has come to its maturi- ty , it is so contrived as to let go its hold , and fall . There appears to be no natural connexion between the maturity of the fruit and the weakness of the stem precisely at its ...
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... seems to upbraid them for not rescuing it now . Its agonized parents , suffering even more than the child , look this way and that for help , but in vain . The injury is too deep to be repaired . Hour after hour , nay day after day ...
... seems to upbraid them for not rescuing it now . Its agonized parents , suffering even more than the child , look this way and that for help , but in vain . The injury is too deep to be repaired . Hour after hour , nay day after day ...
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... seems impossi- ble to avoid the conclusion that it is the character itself that they object to , and not to any thing peculiar in this mode of exhibiting it . These are facts which I have been exhibiting , not theories . They are common ...
... seems impossi- ble to avoid the conclusion that it is the character itself that they object to , and not to any thing peculiar in this mode of exhibiting it . These are facts which I have been exhibiting , not theories . They are common ...
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... seem to have reigned in the heart of one , while a cold , heartless , and selfish worship was all that the other rendered . Here is an extraordinary difference among beings of the same species , possessing the same native powers and ...
... seem to have reigned in the heart of one , while a cold , heartless , and selfish worship was all that the other rendered . Here is an extraordinary difference among beings of the same species , possessing the same native powers and ...
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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.