Illustrations of the Law of KindnessWiley and Putnam, 1845 - 226 pages |
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... eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth . But it must be remembered , that the Mosaic Law , rich as it is in its provisions for the widow and the orphan , for hospitality and for other excellent precepts , introduced the law of ...
... eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth . But it must be remembered , that the Mosaic Law , rich as it is in its provisions for the widow and the orphan , for hospitality and for other excellent precepts , introduced the law of ...
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... eye for an eye , and a tooth for a tooth . " How many thousands are spent in our halls of litigation simply to satisfy revenge ! How many individuals will pursue , with untiring industry , the most questionable means to compass the ...
... eye for an eye , and a tooth for a tooth . " How many thousands are spent in our halls of litigation simply to satisfy revenge ! How many individuals will pursue , with untiring industry , the most questionable means to compass the ...
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... eyes have seen how that the Lord hath delivered thee to - day into my hand in the cave and some bade me kill thee : but mine eye spared thee ; and I said , I will not put forth my hand against my lord ; for he is the Lord's anointed ...
... eyes have seen how that the Lord hath delivered thee to - day into my hand in the cave and some bade me kill thee : but mine eye spared thee ; and I said , I will not put forth my hand against my lord ; for he is the Lord's anointed ...
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... eyes were opened , they discovered that they were in the midst of their foes and at their mercy . When the king of Israel perceived that they were in his power , he inquired of the prophet , " My father , shall I smite them ?? " Now ...
... eyes were opened , they discovered that they were in the midst of their foes and at their mercy . When the king of Israel perceived that they were in his power , he inquired of the prophet , " My father , shall I smite them ?? " Now ...
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... eyes , while regret for his loss and respect for his memory animated all minds alike . His gravestone now stands in the " church - yard among the mountains , " and there is recorded on it the simple and expressive fact that he was for ...
... eyes , while regret for his loss and respect for his memory animated all minds alike . His gravestone now stands in the " church - yard among the mountains , " and there is recorded on it the simple and expressive fact that he was for ...
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Page 155 - And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him ; and whatsoever thou spendes.t more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves ? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Page 112 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I -will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore If thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing thou sha.lt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Page 166 - If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments ; If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments ; Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
Page 195 - When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son ! 27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
Page 156 - But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of Man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Page 167 - And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
Page 167 - For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell ; and, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
Page 156 - And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
Page 15 - Thy father made our yoke grievous : now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
Page 14 - And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.