The philosphy of religionE.C. Biddle, 1840 |
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... delight- ful emotions which flow from the exercise of Christian bene- volence , nor any of those consolations which the good man feels amidst the various ills of life ; and , beyond the short span of mortal existence , he can look ...
... delight- ful emotions which flow from the exercise of Christian bene- volence , nor any of those consolations which the good man feels amidst the various ills of life ; and , beyond the short span of mortal existence , he can look ...
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... delightful emotion , arising from a contemplation of the wonderful works of God , and of the wisdom and goodness which they unfold - Reverence , which is nearly allied to admi- ration , is a solemn emotion , mingled with awe and delight ...
... delightful emotion , arising from a contemplation of the wonderful works of God , and of the wisdom and goodness which they unfold - Reverence , which is nearly allied to admi- ration , is a solemn emotion , mingled with awe and delight ...
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... delightful , it must be founded on the perception of certain amiable qualities or attributes connected with its object . In order to demonstrate the reasonableness of this affection in reference to God , it is only requisite to consider ...
... delightful , it must be founded on the perception of certain amiable qualities or attributes connected with its object . In order to demonstrate the reasonableness of this affection in reference to God , it is only requisite to consider ...
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... delightful season ; and when spring arrives , we must be carried through the voids of space a hundred millions of miles farther , before we can reap the fruits of summer and harvest . How delightful , then , is the thought , that the ...
... delightful season ; and when spring arrives , we must be carried through the voids of space a hundred millions of miles farther , before we can reap the fruits of summer and harvest . How delightful , then , is the thought , that the ...
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... delightful emotions ; -the numerous modulations of the human voice , the articulate sounds peculiar to the human spe- cies , by which the interchanges of thought and affection are promoted , the soft notes of the piano forte , the ...
... delightful emotions ; -the numerous modulations of the human voice , the articulate sounds peculiar to the human spe- cies , by which the interchanges of thought and affection are promoted , the soft notes of the piano forte , the ...
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Page 140 - But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Page 165 - And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
Page 364 - Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
Page 252 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Page 244 - God ; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Page 182 - What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found; In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, The hand that made us is divine.
Page 47 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : When I awake, I am still with thee.
Page 341 - And all that believed were together, and had all things common ; and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
Page 140 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you...
Page 69 - Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.