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Page vii
... proportion to the originality of the work , will " its apparent and its real errors be multiplied . " It will oppose more received opinions , and " its conclusions will want the qualifications of 66 66 66 " which further discussion will ...
... proportion to the originality of the work , will " its apparent and its real errors be multiplied . " It will oppose more received opinions , and " its conclusions will want the qualifications of 66 66 66 " which further discussion will ...
Page viii
... proportion to the practical " importance of its topics , will the injurious tendency of its errors be more glaring . In every original work , therefore , on an in- portant moral or political subject , a judge " must find passages ...
... proportion to the practical " importance of its topics , will the injurious tendency of its errors be more glaring . In every original work , therefore , on an in- portant moral or political subject , a judge " must find passages ...
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... . Too frequently also they lose their * Thus when our Lord in the Gospel invites the rich young ruler to part with his wealth in favour of the poor , faith , in proportion to their acquisition of the empty 20 MEMOIRS OF.
... . Too frequently also they lose their * Thus when our Lord in the Gospel invites the rich young ruler to part with his wealth in favour of the poor , faith , in proportion to their acquisition of the empty 20 MEMOIRS OF.
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Memoirs. faith , in proportion to their acquisition of the empty knowledge of the shadows of this world . In this case , they are ruined by their victories ! They gain , say , the world ; and ... proportion to their acquisition of the ...
Memoirs. faith , in proportion to their acquisition of the empty knowledge of the shadows of this world . In this case , they are ruined by their victories ! They gain , say , the world ; and ... proportion to their acquisition of the ...
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... proportion to my experience , that the seeds of heroic emulation , and public spirit , appeared almost wholly ab- sent from every bosom ; and that all men , old and young , great and small , pursued , wor- shipped , only filthy lucre ...
... proportion to my experience , that the seeds of heroic emulation , and public spirit , appeared almost wholly ab- sent from every bosom ; and that all men , old and young , great and small , pursued , wor- shipped , only filthy lucre ...
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Page 203 - For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God ; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
Page 212 - For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
Page 103 - Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them ; or declare us things for to come. Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods : yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
Page 185 - And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God. Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal...
Page 195 - For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Page 101 - I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing : therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live...
Page i - No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.
Page 212 - They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Page 1 - Son of man; the field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; the enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Page 195 - God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness : because that which may be known of God is manifest in them ; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead : so that they are without excuse.