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... give external evidence of its existence ; and if a man has been trained in the art of speaking , he will consecrate that art to the new and higher end of ' confessing with his mouth the Lord Jesus . ' He will find it , as we have seen ...
... give external evidence of its existence ; and if a man has been trained in the art of speaking , he will consecrate that art to the new and higher end of ' confessing with his mouth the Lord Jesus . ' He will find it , as we have seen ...
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... give so poor an ac- count of the truth , that it makes people weary to listen to it , prevents them from gaining any ... gives to parents . I hear Paul say- ing , Bring them up in the nurture , & c . Seek not then to render them orators ...
... give so poor an ac- count of the truth , that it makes people weary to listen to it , prevents them from gaining any ... gives to parents . I hear Paul say- ing , Bring them up in the nurture , & c . Seek not then to render them orators ...
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... gives Christianity to a moral self - consciousness . No quality of moral self- which our nature is capable was so likely as this was , to ness . generate that ' abundance ' in the heart , out of which the mouth speaketh . ' It is this ...
... gives Christianity to a moral self - consciousness . No quality of moral self- which our nature is capable was so likely as this was , to ness . generate that ' abundance ' in the heart , out of which the mouth speaketh . ' It is this ...
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... gives CHAP . III . evidence of the degree to which a mystic spirit had entered into the interpretation of the Scriptures ; and the more de- veloped forms of Gnosticism at its commencement ' , with the wild notions of Mani towards its ...
... gives CHAP . III . evidence of the degree to which a mystic spirit had entered into the interpretation of the Scriptures ; and the more de- veloped forms of Gnosticism at its commencement ' , with the wild notions of Mani towards its ...
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... give us eternal blessedness ) ; God has raised Him , and we are witnesses of the fact . The believing confidence , which He has put into our hearts , has wrought the miracle you now see . ( St Peter spoke to them , not as to reprobates ...
... give us eternal blessedness ) ; God has raised Him , and we are witnesses of the fact . The believing confidence , which He has put into our hearts , has wrought the miracle you now see . ( St Peter spoke to them , not as to reprobates ...
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