Thoughts on the responsibility of man, with a view to the amelioration of society1838 - 80 pages |
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... young a lecture against the indulgence of passion , unless we establish a balance of power between the propensities and the moral sentiments , and by the cultivation of the intellectual powers give to reason her right- ful supremacy ...
... young a lecture against the indulgence of passion , unless we establish a balance of power between the propensities and the moral sentiments , and by the cultivation of the intellectual powers give to reason her right- ful supremacy ...
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... young must be made Christians in heart and practice , as well as in name . A so- lemn responsibility rests on the teachers of youth . They must be pious characters them- selves , or we cannot hope ( humanly speaking ) that their pupils ...
... young must be made Christians in heart and practice , as well as in name . A so- lemn responsibility rests on the teachers of youth . They must be pious characters them- selves , or we cannot hope ( humanly speaking ) that their pupils ...
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... young , in those towns whence our traders draw their crews , are above all things necessary . The pious care of those who seek to train in habits of religion and virtue those children who will in future years man our ships , will not be ...
... young , in those towns whence our traders draw their crews , are above all things necessary . The pious care of those who seek to train in habits of religion and virtue those children who will in future years man our ships , will not be ...
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... young in the morning of their days to " Remember their Creator ; " and , before the natural evil of the human heart has time to gain strength by exer- cise , to bring into action those renovating prin- ciples which are its legitimate ...
... young in the morning of their days to " Remember their Creator ; " and , before the natural evil of the human heart has time to gain strength by exer- cise , to bring into action those renovating prin- ciples which are its legitimate ...
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... young , and show to the parents of our country the tremendous con- sequences of the sin they have committed in allowing their children to grow hardened in dis- obedience . - The only means by which the public can supply the neglects of ...
... young , and show to the parents of our country the tremendous con- sequences of the sin they have committed in allowing their children to grow hardened in dis- obedience . - The only means by which the public can supply the neglects of ...
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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...