Religion in America: Or, An Account of the Origin, Relation to the State, and Present Condition of the Evangelical Churches in the United States. With Notices of the Unevangelical DenominationsHarper & brothers, 1856 - 696 pages |
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... Sabbath . Two hundred years more pass away , and how widely different is the scene ! Along the coasts , far and wide , tall ships pass and repass . The white sails of brig and sloop are seen in every bay , cove , and estuary . The ...
... Sabbath . Two hundred years more pass away , and how widely different is the scene ! Along the coasts , far and wide , tall ships pass and repass . The white sails of brig and sloop are seen in every bay , cove , and estuary . The ...
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... Sabbath . Yet this work must be done , and it is doing to an extent which will surprise many into whose hands this book may fall . But if the thinness of the population be an obstacle , how great must be that of its rapid increase in ...
... Sabbath . Yet this work must be done , and it is doing to an extent which will surprise many into whose hands this book may fall . But if the thinness of the population be an obstacle , how great must be that of its rapid increase in ...
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... Sabbath , and thus strove to keep alive the spirit of piety which united them . They had become " enlightened in the Word of God , " and were led to see , not only that " the beggarly ceremonies were monuments of idolatry , " but also ...
... Sabbath , and thus strove to keep alive the spirit of piety which united them . They had become " enlightened in the Word of God , " and were led to see , not only that " the beggarly ceremonies were monuments of idolatry , " but also ...
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... Sabbath in Holland . Such were the considerations that induced the Pilgrims to send over to England a deputation , with the view of ascertaining what kind of reception their project might meet with from the king , and whether the London ...
... Sabbath in Holland . Such were the considerations that induced the Pilgrims to send over to England a deputation , with the view of ascertaining what kind of reception their project might meet with from the king , and whether the London ...
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... Sabbath , in the yet cool month of April , was spent under a branching oak , and there their pastor discoursed to them on the Saviour's " temptation in the wilderness . " After spending a day in fasting and prayer , they laid the ...
... Sabbath , in the yet cool month of April , was spent under a branching oak , and there their pastor discoursed to them on the Saviour's " temptation in the wilderness . " After spending a day in fasting and prayer , they laid the ...
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