The works of Robert Hall. With a brief memoir of his life, by dr. Gregory; and observations on his character as a preacher, by J. Foster. Publ. under the superintendence of O. Gregory, Volume 41832 |
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... becoming ridiculous ; while , for the fidelity of their representations , they appeal to the common sense of mankind , the dictates of which they do little more than embody and adorn . The system of Locke or of Hartley , it is possible ...
... becoming ridiculous ; while , for the fidelity of their representations , they appeal to the common sense of mankind , the dictates of which they do little more than embody and adorn . The system of Locke or of Hartley , it is possible ...
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... become almost a mechanical art , and a familiar acquaintance with the best models has diffused taste , and diminished genius , it is impossible to peruse an author who displays so great original powers without a degree of surprise . We ...
... become almost a mechanical art , and a familiar acquaintance with the best models has diffused taste , and diminished genius , it is impossible to peruse an author who displays so great original powers without a degree of surprise . We ...
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... becomes inseparably associated , in the conceptions of many , with the intellectual poverty of its disciples , so as to wear a mean and degraded aspect . We regret that we cannot follow the author in his illustration of this topic . We ...
... becomes inseparably associated , in the conceptions of many , with the intellectual poverty of its disciples , so as to wear a mean and degraded aspect . We regret that we cannot follow the author in his illustration of this topic . We ...
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... become , by degrees , regarded with a mystic awe , insomuch that if a writer expressed the very same ideas in different phrases , he would be con- demned as a heretic . To quit the magical circle of words , in which many christians ...
... become , by degrees , regarded with a mystic awe , insomuch that if a writer expressed the very same ideas in different phrases , he would be con- demned as a heretic . To quit the magical circle of words , in which many christians ...
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... become the current language of religion , to which subsequent writers conform , partly , perhaps , from indolence , and partly from the fear of offending their brethren . To these causes we may add the contentious and sectarian spirit ...
... become the current language of religion , to which subsequent writers conform , partly , perhaps , from indolence , and partly from the fear of offending their brethren . To these causes we may add the contentious and sectarian spirit ...
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Page 47 - Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth : for God hath received him.
Page 315 - Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance ; knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.
Page 480 - Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
Page 378 - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Page 279 - But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love ; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
Page 448 - Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
Page 274 - For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and the trump of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first.
Page 274 - I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him...
Page 469 - ... wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation ; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone, in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb : And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever, and they have no rest day nor night who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Page 13 - What ages and what lights are requisite for THIS attainment ! This intelligence involves the very attributes of divinity, while a God is denied. For, unless this man is omnipresent, unless he is at this moment in every place in the universe, he cannot know but there may be in some place manifestations of a Deity by which even he would be overpowered.