Thoughts on the responsibility of man, with a view to the amelioration of society1838 - 80 pages |
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... looks down with interest on the concerns of this world which He has made ; that the Most High ruleth over men , and to accomplish his mighty purposes , exalt- eth or depresseth those great princes who , while seeking their own will ...
... looks down with interest on the concerns of this world which He has made ; that the Most High ruleth over men , and to accomplish his mighty purposes , exalt- eth or depresseth those great princes who , while seeking their own will ...
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... look on our fellow - creatures as immortal ; and consider that the children of our families , the servants of our households , the members of the society in which we dwell , are beings created for eternity , and endowed with faculties ...
... look on our fellow - creatures as immortal ; and consider that the children of our families , the servants of our households , the members of the society in which we dwell , are beings created for eternity , and endowed with faculties ...
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... look to those which are spiritual , and , as such , concern the eternal destiny of every individual among the millions of her population . We have basked in the sunshine of evangelical light . We have enjoyed those bright beams which ...
... look to those which are spiritual , and , as such , concern the eternal destiny of every individual among the millions of her population . We have basked in the sunshine of evangelical light . We have enjoyed those bright beams which ...
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... look these signal advantages - advantages which appear the brighter when contrasted with the surrounding gloom . Let England be faithful to the trust reposed in her ; let her national exertions be propor- tioned to the necessities of ...
... look these signal advantages - advantages which appear the brighter when contrasted with the surrounding gloom . Let England be faithful to the trust reposed in her ; let her national exertions be propor- tioned to the necessities of ...
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... and employment must be the remedy . Let us not look upon any artificial evil as irremediable . D The Creator has not abandoned his creatures to the mazes REMARKS ON THE EVILS WHICH EXIST IN SOCIETY, AND THE MEANS ADAPTED FOR THEIR REMEDY.
... and employment must be the remedy . Let us not look upon any artificial evil as irremediable . D The Creator has not abandoned his creatures to the mazes REMARKS ON THE EVILS WHICH EXIST IN SOCIETY, AND THE MEANS ADAPTED FOR THEIR REMEDY.
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Page 66 - If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain ; if thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not ; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works...
Page 33 - When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
Page 127 - And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Page 108 - Christianity must have been, in a great degree, sunk and forgot in a very few ages. To prevent this appears to have been one reason why a visible church was instituted; to be, like a city upon a hill, a standing memorial to the world of the duty which we owe our maker; to call men continually, to by example and instruction, to attend to it...
Page 122 - shine as the brightness of the firmament, and as the stars for ever and ever.
Page 62 - Then," in the full sense of the words (Rev. xi. 15), " shall the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our LORD, and of his CHRIST, and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Page 54 - I lighted a bit of paper, at the embers of a turf which lay in the chimney, and looked in. It was a cellar wholly dark; and about twelve feet square: two bundles of straw lay in two corners; on one, sat a bed-ridden...
Page 11 - shall have the heathen for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession ; " when " the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Page 101 - Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me : he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. 7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house : he that telleth Lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Page 108 - Church was instituted; to be, like a City upon a Hill, a standing Memorial to the World, of the Duty which we owe our Maker; to call Men continually, both by Example and Instruction, to attend to it...