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... happiness of the whole duration of our being in any case whatever , admitting it to be possible , would be foolish ; because the sacrifice must , by the nature of it , be so great as to preclude the possibility of com- pensation . - As ...
... happiness of the whole duration of our being in any case whatever , admitting it to be possible , would be foolish ; because the sacrifice must , by the nature of it , be so great as to preclude the possibility of com- pensation . - As ...
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... happiness . It borrows splendour from all that is fair , subordinates to itself all that is great , and sits enthroned on the riches of the universe . As the object of worship will always be , in a degree , the object of imitation ...
... happiness . It borrows splendour from all that is fair , subordinates to itself all that is great , and sits enthroned on the riches of the universe . As the object of worship will always be , in a degree , the object of imitation ...
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... happiness of superior natures . With such ideal models before them , and conceiving themselves continually acting under the eye of such spectators and judges , they felt a real elevation ; their eloquence became more im- passioned ...
... happiness of superior natures . With such ideal models before them , and conceiving themselves continually acting under the eye of such spectators and judges , they felt a real elevation ; their eloquence became more im- passioned ...
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... surprised to find it treated as a vice pregnant with serious mischief to society . But , to form a judgment on its influence on the man- ners and happiness of a nation , it is necessary only to look at its effects in a family ; for 34.
... surprised to find it treated as a vice pregnant with serious mischief to society . But , to form a judgment on its influence on the man- ners and happiness of a nation , it is necessary only to look at its effects in a family ; for 34.
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... a moral and accountable being , destined to sur- vive the stroke of death , and to live in a future world in a never - ending state of happiness or misery , makes him a creature of incomparably more conse- quence than 40.
... a moral and accountable being , destined to sur- vive the stroke of death , and to live in a future world in a never - ending state of happiness or misery , makes him a creature of incomparably more conse- quence than 40.
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Page 65 - How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
Page 211 - The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The. statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever: The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Page 131 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Page 85 - He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth : he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
Page 293 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice : and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Page 140 - For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid .of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: for he is the minister of God to thee for good.
Page 298 - For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge ! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
Page 135 - And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts : but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Page 77 - Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Page 65 - But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.