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... selfishness , nor hollowed out by their vices . Persons of this character will not be led hastily to despise the whole of their antecedent existence as darkness , nor to exult and boast that the veil has now at once been com- pletely ...
... selfishness , nor hollowed out by their vices . Persons of this character will not be led hastily to despise the whole of their antecedent existence as darkness , nor to exult and boast that the veil has now at once been com- pletely ...
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... selfishness ! Selfishness is ab- horrent of all light , is the antagonist of all rule . The only way in which selfishness can promote good , is by an act of temporary suicide , by aping selfsacrifice , and bowing to the restraints which ...
... selfishness ! Selfishness is ab- horrent of all light , is the antagonist of all rule . The only way in which selfishness can promote good , is by an act of temporary suicide , by aping selfsacrifice , and bowing to the restraints which ...
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... selfishness , and that this is the only principle powerful enough to make men live and act as they ought , -the philosophy which asserts that whatsoever is to give warmth or light here on earth must be drawn from this black coalmine ...
... selfishness , and that this is the only principle powerful enough to make men live and act as they ought , -the philosophy which asserts that whatsoever is to give warmth or light here on earth must be drawn from this black coalmine ...
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... selfishness , which swallow up whatever comes near them , restless and ravenous and barren as the jaws of hell . Of those who hold these false doctrines I speak not , nor presume to censure them . As sad experience both of ourselves and ...
... selfishness , which swallow up whatever comes near them , restless and ravenous and barren as the jaws of hell . Of those who hold these false doctrines I speak not , nor presume to censure them . As sad experience both of ourselves and ...
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... selfishness in disguise , or that there can be any alliance , that there can be anything but utter hostility between them . Let us be earnest and diligent in declaring , unfolding , and enforcing , the idea of right , the idea of duty ...
... selfishness in disguise , or that there can be any alliance , that there can be anything but utter hostility between them . Let us be earnest and diligent in declaring , unfolding , and enforcing , the idea of right , the idea of duty ...
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Apostles baptism bear become blasphemy blessed body brethren brought called carnal cast children of light Christ Jesus Christian Church Church of England cloth command consuming Fire Crown 8vo darkness death declaration desert desire discern divine duty dwell earth earthly England errour eternal evil eyes faith Father Fcap feel fulfilled give glory God's Gospel grace hand heathen heaven heavenly Holy Ghost house of God human Jews Kingdom knowledge labour less lifted living look Lord Lord's Mammon man's manifested mankind manner mercy merely minister moral nations nature never objects ourselves outward peace Pharisees pleasures preaching prophet purpose Queen of Sheba reason sacrifice sake Saviour selfishness selfsacrifice sense SERMON shew sins Solomon soul spirit St Paul Surely teach temple things thought Trinity College true truth University of Cambridge unto utter whole wisdom wisdom of Solomon words worship
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Page 444 - God commendeth his love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
Page 282 - And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth ; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
Page 328 - Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
Page 251 - Christ, who at thy first coming didst send thy messenger to prepare thy way before thee ; Grant that the ministers and stewards of thy mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready thy way, by turning the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the just...
Page 418 - For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Page 5 - Christ and other Masters. A Historical Inquiry into some of the Chief Parallelisms and Contrasts between Christianity and the Religious Systems of the Ancient World. New Edition, revised, and a Prefatory Memoir by the Rev. FRANCIS PROCTER.
Page xi - Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him. But whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Page viii - Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of Glory shall come in.
Page 213 - Solomon ; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment, with this generation, and shall condemn it : for they repented at the preaching of Jonas ; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Page 436 - Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things.