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Page iv
... possession of the Christian world , it was not without the industry of learned men that it came at length to be discovered , that no such doctrine was contained in the New Testament . But had those excellent persons done nothing more by ...
... possession of the Christian world , it was not without the industry of learned men that it came at length to be discovered , that no such doctrine was contained in the New Testament . But had those excellent persons done nothing more by ...
Page xi
... possession of many others , he is bound by a kind of lite- rary justice to inform his readers , distinctly and specifically , what it is he professes to supply , and what he expects to improve . The imperfections above enumerated , are ...
... possession of many others , he is bound by a kind of lite- rary justice to inform his readers , distinctly and specifically , what it is he professes to supply , and what he expects to improve . The imperfections above enumerated , are ...
Page xii
... possession of the question ; and to do it in the way that I thought most likely to stir up his own doubts and solicitude about it . In pursuing the principle of morals through the detail of cases to which it is applicable , I have had ...
... possession of the question ; and to do it in the way that I thought most likely to stir up his own doubts and solicitude about it . In pursuing the principle of morals through the detail of cases to which it is applicable , I have had ...
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... possession extremely insipid , or do not hold out as we expected ; at other times , pleasures start up which never entered into our calcula- tion , and which we might have missed of by not foreseeing ; from whence we have reason to ...
... possession extremely insipid , or do not hold out as we expected ; at other times , pleasures start up which never entered into our calcula- tion , and which we might have missed of by not foreseeing ; from whence we have reason to ...
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... possession of a place , a piece of preferment , or of a seat in Parliament , by bribery or false swear- ing ; as by means of them we may serve the public more effectu- ally than in our own private station . What then shall we say ? Must ...
... possession of a place , a piece of preferment , or of a seat in Parliament , by bribery or false swear- ing ; as by means of them we may serve the public more effectu- ally than in our own private station . What then shall we say ? Must ...
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Page 214 - See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
Page 69 - Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Page 218 - And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm. Therefore, the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Page 249 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake : whether it be to the king, as supreme ; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by Him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Page 214 - Tomorrow is the rest of the holy Sabbath unto the Lord ; bake that which ye will bake today, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
Page 135 - 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 136 - And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church : but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Page 41 - His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
Page 201 - Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Page 131 - If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled ; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?