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... tempter , as year by year he beggars thousands of fortune and reputation , and sends hundreds of the flower and strength of your number into a dis- honored grave , convince you that I seek not to fight a conquered or a feeble adversary ...
... tempter , as year by year he beggars thousands of fortune and reputation , and sends hundreds of the flower and strength of your number into a dis- honored grave , convince you that I seek not to fight a conquered or a feeble adversary ...
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... tempter may appear , and by whatever human authority his plea may be confirmed . It is my purpose to set before you the testimony of One infinitely wise as to the sin and the penalty attached to indulgence in the vice of intoxication ...
... tempter may appear , and by whatever human authority his plea may be confirmed . It is my purpose to set before you the testimony of One infinitely wise as to the sin and the penalty attached to indulgence in the vice of intoxication ...
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... tempter , and forearm you against his assaults . * * Dr. Nott , in the " Enquirer , " thus speaks of diffusive stimulants , such as brandy , alcoholic wine , beer , etc .: " Diffusive stimulants also act injuriously on the parts with ...
... tempter , and forearm you against his assaults . * * Dr. Nott , in the " Enquirer , " thus speaks of diffusive stimulants , such as brandy , alcoholic wine , beer , etc .: " Diffusive stimulants also act injuriously on the parts with ...
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... tempter no man can read without ticipate . The brain , in particular , exhibits marks of disorder , and a species of temporary delirium or mental excitement follows , in addition to general physical disturbance . All of these symptoms ...
... tempter no man can read without ticipate . The brain , in particular , exhibits marks of disorder , and a species of temporary delirium or mental excitement follows , in addition to general physical disturbance . All of these symptoms ...
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... tempter and the seducer , whether for gain or folly , and arraigns him as guilty of a brother's blood before the impartial bar of a just God . Hear it ! thou thoughtless young man , whose pride and triumph it is to break down the ...
... tempter and the seducer , whether for gain or folly , and arraigns him as guilty of a brother's blood before the impartial bar of a just God . Hear it ! thou thoughtless young man , whose pride and triumph it is to break down the ...
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Page 124 - But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
Page 49 - Could the youth to whom the flavour of his first wine is delicious as the opening scenes of life, or the entering upon some newly discovered paradise, look into my desolation, and be made to understand what a dreary thing it is when a man shall feel himself going down a precipice with open eyes and a passive will...
Page 169 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 297 - He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
Page 42 - Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright: at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
Page 262 - And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Page 40 - Who hath woe ? who hath sorrow ? who hath contentions ? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes ? 30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Page 297 - If, therefore, ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches ? And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
Page 123 - Mortals, that would follow me, Love virtue; she alone is free. She can teach ye how to climb Higher than the sphery chime; Or, if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her.
Page 224 - With those whose mansions glitter in his sight, Calls the delightful scenery all his own. His are the mountains, and the valleys his, And the resplendent rivers. His to enjoy...